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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.
DEATH OF FAMOUS
IRISHMAN.
Maker of Astronomical
Instruments.·
AN OCTOGENARIAN.
London, Yesterday, The death huts accurred of Sir Howard Grubb.-Reuter,
Sir Howard Grubb. F.R.S. FRAIS, was three years. short of This 90th birthday. He was created!
knight in 1887. He established a manufactory in Dublin for astrono- London, Yesterday!
mical instruments and instrumenta Many ex-Ministers, and prac of precision, and was a contractor tically all the Labour Party's for the supply of such instruments Trunk and tite, were.present in the
to British, Colonial and Foreign House of Commons and filled the Governments. He was niso, scienti Committee Room to hear Maha-he adviser to the Commissioners of
ma. Gandhi who, to-night, ati-
Irish Lights.] dressed Laboty Members of the House of Commons.
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The Mahatma explained the aims of Congress, and reiterated! thut Congress wanted indepen-
SCHOOL BOY OPIUM SMUGGLER?
(Kowloon Magistracy.), Cheung Hin, a school boy, aged dence for the sake, of the dumb 14. yeare, was this morning con and semi-starved millions of In-victed of having unlawful posses- dians. Then, for twenty sion of 2.6 taels of opium. The minutes, he was busy answering opium was discovered on him in questions bearing almost en- Laichikok Road yesterday. It was tirely on the industrial situation, suggested that he was carrying the especially the boycott' of Lan-jopium for someone. cashire cloth.
The boy's mother was in Court, In the course of his replies, and pleaded that she was at work the Mahatma said, he was plead-all day and unable to control the ing the case of the villagers from boy.
whom the present system drain- A fine of $200 was imposed, or el the last drop of blood. in default, 'one month's hard labour Reuter.
and 12 strokes.
BRITISH NAVAL CONTRETEMPS
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. —— The
closing rate of the dollar demand; to-day was 11d.
Gn
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
COLONY'S NEW DUTIES
PETROL AND TOBACCO DUTIES INCREASED
FROM TO-DAY
NEW DUTIES ON PERFUMES, MEDICATED SPIRITS AND TOILET PREPARATIONS.
The following alterations in liquid toilet preparations may be Stock will be taken as soon as duties are notified:
Motor Spirit Duties. Incrensed
galion.
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found to be free of duty.
Many flavouring essences will to 25 cents per be within the taxable limits..
It will be safe to regard all such goods as taxable unless the invoices clearly state the amount of alcohol contained.
Tobacco Duties.
Increases: — Cigarettes to 90 cents per pound.
Cigars to $2.00 per pound. * Other Manufactured Tobacco to 90 cents per pound.
Raw Lenf to 79 cents per pound.
Other kinds of Raw Leaf proportion.
These take effect from to-day,
in
New Duties Amouni. On medicated and perfumed spirits, including toilet perpara- tions containing more than ten per cent. of alcohol by weight $10 per gallon.
Collection on Sterling Basis. With the exception of Motor Spirit Duties collection will be on a sterling basis as at present.
Elective From To-day. These rates of duty come inito. effect at once to-day on H.E. the Governor signing an order under the Public Revenue Protection
Ordinance, 1927.
New Duties. *
possible of all spirit on the pre- mises and fully manufactured goods.
Denaturing of Spirits of Wine will in future be confined to a few uses only, ie, the making of var nish, pyridinised spirit for burn Goods like toilet soap, powder, ing and general use, salt solution solid dentrifices, face creams, or for the preserving of bean-curd, anything, though, acented, of the making of vinegar, and a few solid nature are not likely to be other approved commercial uses dutiable.
which will be approved from time to time as the demand arises.
For the making of transparent the denaturant approved soap The ordinary permits at pre- will in future include a propor- sent in use under the Liquors tion of strong soap solution. Ordinance, will also be used for such goods.
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The fact that such goods con- |tain over ten per cent, of alcohol
renders, them dutiable.
Shipping Companies should in- clude such goods in their Import statement of dutiable liquor, and delivery should not be given ex- cept on permit. General Bonded Warehousemen making general discharge of any ship should treat such goods in the same manner as dutiable liquors. Taxation of Perfumes, Medicated
Spirits and Toilet Preparations
After to-day (September 17), perfumerq, medicated spirits and toilet preparations contain- ing more than ten per cent. of are dutiable on im-
RATINGS REPRESENTATIONS TO BE The following additional items alcohol
CONSIDERATELY EXAMINED
NO UGLY SITUATIONS
SHIPS, HAVE SAILED
HOME
PORTS
FOR
It now appears, that there is no, by men of the Atlantic Fleet were truth in the report cabled that dispelled last evening by an Ad- that a cut of fifty per cent-in-separa-miralty communication. tion allowances is contemplated: cases of hardship would be con- The Admiralty states that no sidered without delay. direct cuts are being made, but slight incidental readjustments
may be necessary.
Ships Sail, Watched by a large crowd from the piers all ships sailed last
A message from Invergordon evening from Invergordon to states that the men in the home ports very quietly. There
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are added to the list of dutiesport, no further issues of under the liquors Consolidation spirits of wine duty-free will be Ordinance.
allowed for the manufacture of Perfumed Spirits, Medicated perfumes, toilet preparations, or Spirits, and Toilet Preparations medicated spirits. Duty must be containing more than ten per paid and duty-paid permits ob- cent. of alcohol by weight. tained before any spirits of wine The chief goods included under is removed from any warehouse, this heading are perfumes of all or from a ship except direct into! kinds, other than essential oils, bond. tinctures, and many liquid toilet Drawbacks will be made to ac- articles such as hair washes, rose tual manufacturers on all ex- lotion, mouth washes, hair tonics.ports of one gallon or more based
All Perfumes are likely to be of on the amount of duty-paid spirit! taxable strength, in alcohol some 'contained in the liquid exported.
STAINFORTH'S LITTLE
MISHAP.
ARMY AND POLICE DISSATISFIED.
Rodney declined to man picket was a little delay before sailing Trapped in Cockpit But Special Cabinet Meeting
an assurance
-boata. Feeling between officers until
was given and men, however, is reported as that home ports were the destina- very good.
tion in each case, and there was Conditions. remain normal at no possibility of any of the ships Chatham, Portsmouth and Devon-being redirected to distant sta-
tions after sailing.
port.
The Admiralty conference -lasted four hours.
Ultimatum to Admiralty!
On behalf of the lower deck-
Frees Himself.
'PLANE CAPSIZED.
the Vickers
Held.
!
The Old Duties.
TOBACCO.
FORT DUNLOP
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.
DEFRAUDING REVENUE.
Evading Duty ́on
Chinese Tobacco.
HEAVY SENTENCE.
...
AIRMEN
FOUND
TRANS-PACIFIC®
FLYERS SAFE.
Charged with having failed to LONELY ISLAND
-pay duty on 36 lb. of Chinese prépar-
ed tobacco, a Chinese was, this morning, fined $400, or, in defaût,'"} three months' Inbour.
The facts, as outlined by Revenue Offer Ward, went to show that, on information received, Revenue De-i pariment officers went to a wharf
MOYLE'S FIANCE BREAKS DOWN.
Seattle, Yesterday.
A coastguard's report, refer- at West Point, and watched cargo ring to the airmen Moyle and being unloaded from a junk. They saw a coolle take two tubs to 21 Allen, who left Tokyo on Septem- Sat Woo Street. Revenue Officers ber 5 on a trans-Pacific flight and entered the flat and arrested the had been given up as lost, have defendant. The tubs were found,
Dramatic Message.
to conceal false tops, under which been found. the tobacco was cleverly hidden. A consignee, note found; it was stated. bore another address.
Moyle and Allen have been found safe on an uninhabited island in Olyutorski Gulf, which is north of Kamchatka.
.A most dramatic message from Chan Ching-paan (23), residing the flyers, addressed to Miss
OPIUM POISONING.
at the Man Foong Lan boarding Frances Brisson, Moyle's fiancee, house, and Chung Sal-ting (18), has reached the Naval Radio Sta- It living at the Chung Hing Board-tion on Saint Paul Island. ing house, Connaught Road Cen- read: "Landed uninhabited tral, were both taken to the Gov-island, everything all right." ernment Cly Hospital suffering "Miss Brisson, who had given from effects of opium poisoning, up all hope of Moyle's safety only A. On Unmanufactured `to- | which they are alleged to have yesterday, broke down on receipt bacco:
of the news.-Reuter. (1) If unstripped:--
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture per 100 pounds weight thereof
$0.50
(6) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture per 100 pounds weight thereof
$0.56
(2) If stripped:--
(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture per 100 pounds weight -$0.60
thereof
(b) containing less than 10 'pounds of moisture per 100 pounds weight thereof
self-administered..
CONVERSION OF WAR
LOAN SCHEME
NATIONAL DEBT LAW TO BE AMENDED
RESOLUTION PASSED
$0.66 INCREASED
B. On Manufactured to- bacco-
(1) Cigars (2) Cigarettes..
$1.50 $0.75
(8) Other manufactured toi bacco including enuff and cigar cuttings
.....$0.75
RAIL SPEED RECORD.
"Cheltenham Flyer's”
Achievement.,
miles
Service.
77.9 M.P.Á.
Rugby, Yesterday.
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PETROL AND TOBACCO TAXES APPROVED
London, Yesterday, The House of Commons has agreed to Mr. Snowden's conver- sion resolution.
The voting was ¦----
For
Against
274
187
87
Government Majority.
Use Powers with Discretion. The House of Commons has
powers he was asking for would be exercised.-Reuter. Hardships to Be Sympathetically Considered.
Rugby, Yesterday.
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In the House of Commons to- day Budget resolutions were con- sidered in the report stage. At- tendance was smaller than has been the case in the last few days, but Government's majority in division was steady.
At question time, the Prime DAILY HERALD REPORT.
Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, approved of the increased taxes stated that Government were London, Yesterday.
considering cases of peculiarly The Great Western Railway ex-on petrol, and tobacco. Rugby, Yesterday."
hardship resulting from the Dissatisfaction in the Army and
Mr. Snowden moved a resolu- various economy measures. Flight Lieutenant Staffiforth, in Police in regard to cuts in pay has press "Cheltenham flyer" which, on Admiralty Statement. ers, who describe themselves as a practice flight this afternoon in been drawn attention to and, ne- Monday, bruke the world's record tion amending the law relating They were confident that these
for a start to stop, run, yesterday A long Admiralty statement "Loyal Subjects of His Majesty
cording to the Daily Herald, a states that the allegation of a the King," a letter has been sent
Supermarine Rolle special meeting of the Cabinet and beat its own record by making the to the National Debt, thus em-cases could be adjusted without twenty-five per cent. cut in Navy to the Admiralty asking for an Royce Seaplane on which on Sun-House of Commonswag held last run between Swindon and Fadding-powering the Treasury, when cir-materially affecting Budget esti- pay is not justified, and gives amendment of the drastic cuts day he created a new world's air evening to discuss the situation. ton in 58 minutes, at an average cumstances were favourable, to mates-British Wireless Ser-
speed of nearly 80 miles an hour. attack the huge block of £2,000,- vice,
The following notices regarding various examples showing how of pay of the lowest paid lower speed record of 379 miles an hour, Reuter,
The run on Monday was accom-000.000 five per cent. War Loan. the cuts amount to thirteen, ten deckers, and declaring, "unless met with a mishap which might
plished at an average speed of 77.9 He said that he was seeking spe- new duties to come into force and seven per cent. only. It guaranteed written agreement is
an hour--British Wireless cial legislative powers, because from to-day, are issued by Mr. also stresses the fact that similar received from the Admiralty and have had serious consequences. A
conversion was exceptional. but J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of cuts are being made in the Army confirmed by Parliament stating new air screw Hail been fitted to soon as the specially tuned in Rolls
it did not mean that all of the Imports and Exports. At Times 85 M.P.II. and Air Force, and that such re- that our pay will be revised, we the machine and the flight was Royce engine reaches Calshot and duced pay already applies to nil still remain as one unit refusing primarily to test the screw. After can be fitted to the 'plane.
Another cable stated that the men who entered any of the to serve under the new rates of half an hour in the air he was
world's record for the fastest train three Services, since October, pay." The letter concludes by
journey (start to stop) was regain-' saying that the men are quite about to make an apparently per- When Flight Lieutenant Stain- ed for Britain on Monday, Septem- Hardships of Some Married agreeable to accept a cut which is feet landing when the machine [forth makes his attempt to improve; ber 14, by the "Cheltenham Flyer.” suddenly skidded and capsized. on the recent air speed record Starting from Swindon the train" Sailorsalises that considered reasonable The statement Pad Earlier Cablés.","
Flight Lieut. Stainforth Was which he certablenou, ho will use covered the 77.25 miles to Fadding- those men, who married before There have been rapid develop trapped in the cockpit but managed the Supermarine machine in which ton (London). In one hour and at reaching the age at which the ments to-day in the situation creat-to free himself; and clamber on to Flight Lieutenant Boothman set up times reached a speed of 85 miles marriage allowance is payable ed by the promulgation of reduced the float from which he was taken the Schneider course record. an hour. and, therefore, maintaining a rates of naval pay.
off by a motor boat. He sustain- The standard Rolls-Royce engine Large crowds at Paddington wife on the emoluments of an un- A conference was held at the ed a few bruises only. The sea- has been taken out of this machine, cheered the train as it entered the married sailor, will seriously be Admiralty this morning between the plane sank in eight fathoms of and an engine specially tuned at platform and during the run hun affected, and in connection with First Lord, Sir Austen Chamber water and a buoy was placed to the Rolls works in. Derby will be dreds thronged bridges and other the latter, states that an inves-lain, Rear Admiral' Colvin (of mark the spot. Salvage efforts substituted: This engine will give vantage polats to see it, pade
The previous record of 68.9 miles tigation will be proceeded with at HMS. Nelson), Chief-of-Staff to will be made in the morning. It considerably higher revolutions, the earliest possible moment. Admiral Tomkinson (who is re- is understood, that the mishap will and if the present fog, clears, Lt an hour was held by the Canadian No Passive Realstance. maining at Invergordon), Sir in no way affect the new attempt on Stainforth will later, to-day test a Pacific Rathway train which Suggestions that there has Charles Madden, the First Sea Lord, the speed record which Flight suitable propeller on the machine the Cheltenham Flyer's previous béen passive resistance to ordersi (Continued on Page 6.)- Lieut. Stafpforth, is to make as British Wireless Service.~*
record" of 86,2·lašt "April,”
1926,
Entlier Newa'
beat
FINE GENERALLY.
The Royal Observatory's re port issued at 10.39 a.m. to-day
Bays:
:
The anti-cyclone has passed to the NE. of Japan.
A trough of low pressure ex- tends from Cochin Chinato Guam, with a depression to the S.W. of the Paracels and a ty- phoon about 400 miles SE. of Naha moving N.W.
Relafall.
Rainfall for 24 hours and- ed at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.16- Total since January 1-70,48 inches against an average of 71.74 inches-deficit 128 ̧ Inch
Temperature,
The temperature at certai specified contres this morning at é o'clock was:---
Hong Kong v
Pratas Island Manila
Forecast:-East winds;, mo- derate; fine generally,
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Shanghai
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