THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1937.
BUDGET EXPECTATIONS Chancellor To Find £30,000,000 In New Taxes
London's Prophets
Photo taken in Canton yesterday of Admiral Sir Charles Little, in Admiral with the Mayor of Canton
Admiral Mayor gave yesterday. Yang-foo in the centre and H.B.M. right.
Gandhi And Lord Lothian
London, To-day. Mahatma Gandi, in a further statement to "The Times" at
on the occasion of the official visit H.M.S. Falmouth. Photo shows the prior to a luncheon party which the Little is on the left, Mayor Tsang on the Consul-General, Mr. Blunt,
Glasgow Strike Demonstration
Glasgow, To-day. Last-minute efforts to prevent 120,000 Clydeside shipbuilding and engineering workers engag- ing in a one-day strike to-day in sympathy with the striking Beardmore apprentices, have failed.
Poona, says that "Lord Lothian's statement to refer the constitu- tional disputes to the electorate is sound if it can be proved work- able and not prohibitively expen-IKSELAT UKUTA DE RECTALIAN
It is now almost certain that the stoppage will be complete.
Reuter.
sive.
"The precedent I had in mind of arbitration was that of reference by the Transvaal and British Gov- ernments on the grievance of Bri- tish Indians in the terms of the Transvaal Law Three of 1885 to the Chief Justice in the then Orange Free State as sole arbitrator..
""The Calcutta statesman's sugges- tion in regard to the Governors in- viting Congress to go ahead with the programme outlined in the Con- gress election manifesto, would go a long way to satisfy me, if the manifesto could be regarded as mere- ly illustrative."
sociates.-Reuter.
ABOLITION OF LYNCHING
Bill May Be Shelved By Senate
Washington, To-day. Although the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday passed a Bill making lynching a Federal offence, it is believed that the measure will be shelved when it reaches the Senate.
In spite of bitter opposition from Gandhi adds that it should be
Democrat representatives from the understood that all his statements
Southern States, the Bill, introduc- are purely personal and made with- out consulting his friends and as-carried by 276 votes to 119.
ed by Representative Cavagan, was
The measure imposes heavy fines and imprisonment on sheriffs constables permitting prisoners be taken from custody and killed, while individuals composing lynch mobs would be similarly punished.- Reuter.
SOVIET GOLD Three Consignments Reach Tilbury
London, To-day.
consign-
Since yesterday, three ments of Russian gold, totalling about 120 cases each weighing over one hundredweight, have arrived at Tilbury for trans-shipment to New York. Reuter.
PARLIAMENTARY HOLIDAY
For Coronation Period
or
to
London, To-day. It is expected that to cover the period of the Coronation and the Forthcoming Wedding ordinary Whitsuntide recess, Par- liament will be adjourned on May
Active
London, To-day.
The Budget prophets are busy and forecast ac- tual expenditure of about £832,000,000 compared with realised revenue last year of £802,000,000, leaving a balance of £30,000,000 to be found from taxation.
AN INCREASE OF 3D. IN THE POUND IN INCOME TAX IS REGARDED AS PRACTICALLY CERTAIN AND IT IS EXPECT- ED THAT THE SUPER TAX LIMIT WILL BE REDUCED FROM. £2,000 TO £1,500 A YEAR.
IT IS ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE MOTOR TAX MAY BE RESTORED TO £1 PER HORSE POWER. TEA AND SUGAR ARE REGARDED AS POSSIBLE FOR AN INCREASE IN DUTY AND IT IS SUGGESTED THERE MAY BE A TAX ON COSMETICS..
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The new Budget, which is to: be submitted to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, on Tuesday, is be- ing awaited with more than usual expectation.
Madame Litvinoff Banished
Paris, To-day.
of The English-born wife
the Soviet Commissar for Foreign has
A sum of at least £30,000,000 must be raised to cover increased armament expenditure
is and it
that generally taken for granted the income tax will be raised from 4/9 to 5/-. This would bring in Affairs, M. Maxim Litvinoff, about £15,000,000 to the Exchebeen ordered to leave Moscow, ac- cording to the Geneva correspondent of the "New York Herald.”
quer.
Reduction of the super tax
· limit from £2,000 to £1,500 ⋅ & year is expected to bring in an- other £10,000,000.
The remainder of the deficit may be made up by a heavier tax on motor licenses, tea and various forms of indirect taxation.-Ren- ter and Trans-Ocean.
The correspondent adds that Ma- dame Litvinoff has been banished to Sverdlovsk, in the Urals, and that her husband has agreed rather than jeopardising his position by oppos“. ing the Government.
The correspondent also suggests that M. Litvinoff may be replaced in the near future by M. Potemkin, former Soviet Ambassador to Paris and recently-appointed Vice-Com- missar for Foreign Affairs.—Trans-
WATER PROBLEMS Ocean.
IN BRITAIN Advisory Committee Appointed
cen-
SIR ERIC PHIPPS LEAVES
Cordial Scenes At Send-Off In Berlin
Berlin, To-day. After three and a half years in
London, To-day.
after The Minister of Health, consultation with other Government Departments, has appointed a tral water advisory committee un- der the chairmanship of Field Mar- Berlin, the British Ambassador; shal Lord Milne, and comprising Sir Eric Phipps, left the German persons with knowledge on the pro- capital with his family yesterday.
Almost the entire Diplomatic blems from the point of view of the vise Government Departments various interests concerned, to ad-Corps assembled at the station to
wish the Ambassador, and Lady. questions relating to the conserva Phipps. farewell. tion and allocation of water sources.
On
Sir Eric had taken leave of Herr Hitler on Wednesday and yesterday- several high German Government. officials were at the station,
It is expected that the committee will consider, in the first place, the
The departing Ambassador is first. necessary measures for the moder nisation of the law relating to water proceeding to London, after supply and for the conservation and he will take up his duties as use of water, so that the resources Ambassador to France. Trans--
[Ocean: of the country may be used to the best advantage. British Wireless.
Queen Mary Attends Premier's Luncheon
The forthcoming marriage be-7 and reassemble on May 24th.
London, To-day. tween Miss Winnie Smith, of No. 2, Although considerable business Queen Mary attended a private Dorset Crescent, Kowloon Tong, has yet to be done, Parliament may luncheon party given by the Prime and Mr. Conrad Brown, of No. 27, be able to rise for the summer Minister and Mrs. Baldwin at No. Canal Road West, has been an- vacation on July 30-British nounced to take place shortly. less..
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10, Downing Street, yesterday: British Wireless.
Duke Of Windsor
London, To-day. The Duke of Windsor will leave Austria early, in May for the Cha- teau de Cande, near Tours, where Mrs. Simpson is now staying.day
Mrs. Simpson's divorce decree will be made absolute on May 3, Trans-Ocean.