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MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON HIS
BUDGET
IMPORTANCE OF ARMAMENTS AND SOCIAL PROGRAMME
JUSTI
London, To-day. USTIFICATION of the increases in the Budget was made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in a broadcast address yesterday evening.
The Chancellor declared that in spite of the importance of armaments, the social programme would not be neglected.
He reiterated his oft-express-
S.P.C. Flowered conviction that Britain her-
Day
self was guiltless in the develop- ment of a state of affairs which made expenditure of huge sums on armament necessary.
Sir,--We desire to thank the general public for the splendid sup-
"Perhaps," Mr. Chamberlain con- port given to the Flower Day held cluded, "the world will one day re- on Saturday, April 17.
cover from its armaments madness, This prac-| tical endorsement of the work of and then my successor will have the Society is deeply appreciated the pleasure of reducing taxation. "Let us pray that this day may and will encourage us in our ac- Įtivities on behalf of poor and soon arrive."-Trang-Ocean.
"WAR TIME” MEASURE
London, To-day. The new Budget receives a most of the "ger- favourable reception from the
needy children
sincere apPE the fir
We desire also
express our
The other journals point out that the Chancellor spared the public an increase in indirect taxes and that the moneyed." class will be called upon to bear the chief burden of the armaments expenditure, The
vices rendered in connection with the Flower Day by the following: the Labour Daily Herald.”
newspapers with the exception of
Mrs. Clark and Miss Samy (Belilios In a leading article yesterday, Public School), Mrs. E. W. L. Mar the paper declares that the Budget tin (St. Stephen's College, Stanley) is an appropriate war-time measure. Mrs. J. T. Prior, Mrs. G Luke, Mrs. C. Blaker and Mrs. F. C. Barry, for taking charge of districts; Miss Atkins (St. Stephen's Girls' School), Miss Shin (Y.W.Ç.A.), Dr. Katie Woo, M.B.E. (St. Paul's Girl's Col- lege), Mrs. Agnes Lo (St. Agnes's | 'College), 'Sister M. de Ricci (Holy
new defence contribution Spirit School), Mr. D. M. Richards meets with general approval, (Central British School), Miss So though a financial paper believes (To Sau Girls' School), Mr. Wong there will be a radical decline in (Mun Sang College); to all helpers stock exchange prices, since the who assisted in the street sale, to new Growth of Profit Tax will re- the Hong Kong branch of the Bri-duce company gains——Trang-Ocean. tish Legion, for loan of collecting
tins; to the Head of the Sanitary broadcast talk, to the Press, for Department, for use of the Urban valued publicity; and to all others Council Chamber as headquarters, who in any way contributed to the to Mr. Ashton, of the Y.M.C.A., success of the Flower Day. for use of room as Kowloon head- THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY. quarters; to His Honour Sir Atholl Society for the Protection of MacGregor Kt., for his admirable.
Children.