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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932.
MR. THOMAS WARNS
THE FREE STATE
THREAT TO REFUSE TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS
LANSBURY WILL ASK FOR
DEBATE.
BREACH OF OBLIGATIONS
London, Yesterday.
BOMBSHELL IN DUBLIN.
Drastic Free State Budget.
TAX ON DANCES AND HORSE RACES.
Levy on Hospital Sweepstakes.
Dublin, Yesterday. Drastic Budget proposals, in- cluding increases of the entertain- ment tax on dances' and horse rac-
cussed simultaneously in the House
A warning that if the Irish Free State Bill to ing, engrossed the attention of the abolish the Oath of Allegiance became law, the Bri-Irish Dail to-day, when the ques tish Government might refuse to enter into nego-tion of the Oath of Allegiance, dis- tiations with the Free State Government in connec-of Commons by the Dominions tion with the Import Duties Act, was issued by the Secretary. Mr. J. H. Thomas, in Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the speech in which he threatened to re-
fuse negotiations with the Freef House of Commons to-day.
State if the Bill were passed, was
&
Mr. George Lansbury, the Leader of the Op-almost forgotten.
The question of the Oath of position, said he doubted whether it was of advan- tage to discuss the matter until it had been before Allegiance was forgotten by the Dail when Budget was presented the Free State Senate. He asked for a debate today. when the Oath Bill's fate is decided at Dublin.
The British Government's atti-
Debate Asked For.
It contained some very striking proposals, one of these being an enlarged entertainment tax, includ- ing dances, horse and greyhound tude towards the Irish Free State "It appears to His Majesty'a Oath Bill was further defined in Government that if the Bill be races, and a levy of 25 per cent. on | the Hospital's share of the proceeds the House of Commons to-day by comea. law it would be unreason of sweepstakes drawn after March the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. able to expect that they should Thomas.
enter into negotiations for further He was asked whether it was the agreements with Government Government's intention to enter which had thus repudiated an 3/6d. to 5/- and there is a 14d.
Income tax has been raised from į into negotiations with the Free agreement already entered into."
The State Government with regard to
1 last, which is estimated to yield £65,000.
Opposition Leader, Mr. Par copy tax certain imported news-
DIRECTORS' FEES INCREASED.
the application to the Irish Free George Lansbury, said that as the papers. Reuter. State of the Import Duties Act Bill had not yet been to the Fren after November 15,
Thomas Replying, Mr. "The provisions contained in the Bill to abolish the Onth are in direct conflict with the obligations undertaken by the Irish Free State under the treaty of 1921,
SMART POLICE CAPTURE.
Theft of Electric Fans.
TWO MEN JAILED,
State Senate he doubted whether' said: it was of advantage to discuss the question, but when matter was settled be would ask for a debate. Mr. Baldwin promised his favourable consideration-British Wireless Service.
VICTORIA GAP MURDER.
Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.:
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A resolution for increasing the Directors' fees was unanimously passed at an extraordinary general [meeting of the members and share-i holders of Messrs. A. S. Watson & A Prisoner Details His Co., Ltd., which was held in the
Hong Kong Hotel this morning,
Movements.
Cheung Man, one of the three prisoners in the Victoria Gap Mur- der case, was questioned in detail
A smart capture by the Police in by Mr. Justice J. R. Wood with re-
a pawnshop in Yaumati yesterday gard to his movements on the day morning, resulted in the appearance of the alleged murder.
of two Chinese, Cho Yu and Kwong The accused are Cheung Taze, Ming before Mr. Wynne-Jones in san, and Cheung Bau-fu, who are the Central Police, Court this charged with the murder of Tsang morning, charged with the theft of Tal-kai on February 18.
The case it proceeding. two electric fans, the property- of | the Chino Mail.
Mr. D. C. Wilson, Manager of the China Meil appeared in Court as the complainant.
Mr. Henry Humphreys presided, and there were present Messrs. A. H. White, J. Scott Haraton, end A. B. Stewart (Directors), A. Tarrant (Secretary), and J. D. Humphreys, D. E. Clark, G. E. Divett, J. L. Quie, J. M. Wong, Lee Wal-cheung, and Wong Kin-taol (Shareholders)..
In outlining the purpose of the meeting the Chairman said that he had very little to add to the re- marke he made at the last ́annual ordinary general meeting of share- holders in respect of the proposed alterations in the Articles of Asso- ciation, (namely that the Directors" fess have remained at the same They gained entrance in the early figures since 1901 when the Com- hours of yesterday, by one standing pany's business was far smaller on the other's back, and climbing than it is to-day. through a fan-light. First defen-
admitted stealing two fans.
Detective-Sergeant D. Fitches said that the second man was arrested dant was employed as a substitute resolution which was seconded by The Chairman then proposed the
while pawning one of the fans, for coolie.
Mr. J. M. Wong and passed. 158.
He pointed out the first de- Both defendants were sentenced fendant, and when questioned, both to six weeks" hard labour esch.
A confirmatory meeting will be held at 11.80 a.m. on May 28.
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