THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1989.
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BORROWING FOR ARMS PROGRAMME
SIR JOHN SIMON OPENS HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE
London, To-day.
VISCOUNT
GORT AT THE PALACE
Opening a two-day debate in the House of Com- mons yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Sir John Sinton, moved a resolution to confirm the raising of borrowing powers for Saturday, was received in au- defence purposes to $800,000,000.
Dealing with the proposals for borrowing more generally, Sir John Simon said it had already been decided that there were sufficient grounds of justification for resorting to borrowing for the rearmament programme.
He thought it was widely and generally recognised that the financial strain was greater than could be met fairly or solely out of revenue.
London, To-day. Viscount Gort, Chief of the Im- perial General Staff, who has been inspecting British defences in Palestine, Malta and Egypt, and who returned to London on
dience by the King at Bucking- ham Palaco yesterday morning.- Reuter.
FATAL CRASH IN CAR RALLY
Mrs. Kay Petre Injured
Major. R. Calvert Empson, a
The rearmament plans were de- which there would be full plant pro-motoring representative, was kill sigued to reach completion in a duction. limited period of years, and he "Whatever criticisms there may ing motorist, was injured when ed and Mrs. Kay Petre, the rac- thought it would be an inequit be there is no question that next their car, in which they were ance that the whole cost, should year is marked down as the year competing in the Monte Carlo
production of defence materials: of Lyons.
be debited in the few years in of most substantial progress in the Rally, 4mberieu, near]
which it would be incurred.
Nevertheless they had shown all Mads.”\! themselves ready to bear year by year their proper share them selves.
Dealing with how present rowing powers were to be creased, Sir John said:
over three times.
COL BECK'S
LONDON VISIT
London, To-day,
yet
No official invitation has been sent to the Polish Foreign Minister, Col. Joseph Beck,
k, tó visit London, but the question is under consideration.
Well-informed quarters say it is not impossible that an invitation will be issued at an early date.-- Trans-Ocean.
The
Nicest Way
Sir John reviewed development in fast down a long, straight road Their car was travelling very all the Services and recapitulated when a lorry suddenly swerved details of new nuval tonnage already towards the centre. A collision bor-made public.
in- Referring to the Estimates for followed, in which the car turned the Navy, Army and Air Force, Major Empson died almost im- the which will be issued within a few mediately, Mrs. Petre received total days, Sir John said that for the facial injuries and is to undergo
purpose of the Defence Estimates
an operation. he had made the assumption that £230,000,000 approximately will be available out of revenue, leaving about £350,000,000 to be met from
scale
"It seems one must judge validity. of this enormous firstly in association with the of total rearmament.
"Secondly, it must be judged in comparison with the provision we are making year by year from re-
venue."
loans account.
CIVIL DEFENCE
Mrs. Key Petre was injured in an accident at Brooklands în 1937
and lay in hospital unconscious for nine days. Six months later, however, she began racing again. CERTAIN TO BE EXCEEDED
She has broken several records Sir John recalled statements in
at Brooklands. In 1935 she tra- earlier White Papers that £1,500,- In reply to an interpellation, Sirvelled round the track at 135.95 000,000 might not be the fixed total John emphasised that the figure for m.p.h. of defence borrowing, and that total defence êxpenditure covered civil de Major Empson, who was a mot- expenditure would exceed that fence as well, adding that taking oring representative of the "Daily figure.
last year, the present year and the Sketch," had a narrow escape He said the expectation that it coming year, out of a total £1,250, [from death five years ago, when, would be exceeded was really now 000,000 for defence, about £700 accompanied by his wife he was certain unless some rapid change 000,000 would be met from revenue. piloting an aeroplane at Orly, for the better took place in the In the period 1932-35 the coun- near Paris. international field,
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try saw a restoration towards pro- A suitcase became wedged COMPLETE ABSENCE The Chancellor pointed out that sperity which enabled remission of against the rudder bar in his total defence expenditure, for the a large part of the burdens first three years of the five-year posed in 1931. period amounted to £1,173,000,000, and if civil defence was added the total would be about £1,250,000,000.
NEVER BEFORE";
There had been no removal burdens in 1930. -
im- wife's cockpit, which was fitted for dual control. The machine of could not be straightened - out|
and flew round in a circle, bank- "During the last three years we ing steeply. have had three successive Increases Eventually Major Empson "We have been building up in Income Tax, making an addi- made a desperate attempt to rapidly increased productive capational shilling in the pound. land, and although the 'plane city, and now we have reached a "We had a new temporary tax-crashed heavily, he was only stage of production never before the national defence contribution slightly hurt and his wife ess touched by this country when at which will be coming into its full caped. peace."
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Sir John explained that in the financial year 1937-38 expenditure Sir John stated the opinion that General limitation of armaments, for defence out of revenue was they were entitled to claim that the effectively secured, would indeed £200,000,000, while £65,000,000 was present generation was playing its contributed by loại.
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• Sir John concluded: "If wo have
In the year just ending the figures "We shall not suffer either from to face continuance for a time of wore £274,000,000 from revenue loss of credit in the present, nor this heavy burden, let us at least and $132,000,000 from loan.
shall we incur the reproaches of our remember that other countries feel Explaining the rise in these successors hereafter in the course these burdens as well as ourselves, figures, Sir John said the first year we have been compelled to take."": and let us be confident that our own was largely preparation for ger Sir John said it was deplorable, land, with its financial strength and output.
grievous and horrible that so large with those other resources which
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