THE CHINA,
BRITISH WAR FUND DONATIONS
Following is the latest list of sub- scriptions received to date for credit of The British War Organisation Fund, Hong Kong Branch:-
Previously Acknowledged $177,229.80 Mr. and Mrs. W. Hewitt
D. L. Strellett
25 *100
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mac-
gregor
500
J. D. Humphreys
The Office Appliance Co. Caldbeck Macgregor
Co., Ltd.
OBER 30,7
INCOME TAX STRAW VOTE
The easiest and most amusing
the pastime in world is to play around with suggestions for new forms of taxation or for increasing the 528.40 levels of existing taxes, with a neat and natural tendency to choose those least likely to affect the selector's own poc- ket.
50
and
1,000
The Officers, Warrant Of- ficers, N.C.O.'s and Men
Income
Government has proposed Tax in Hong Kong as a special war contribution, in the belief that its in- cidence will be more equitable than any alternative, tax or taxes.
A vote which provides a cross- section of public opinion on the straight issue is likely to prove more valuable than vague wanderings round the fiscal field, and the fol- lowing questionnaire is offered to our readers:
INCOME TAX STRAW VOTE
Do you approve of Income Tax in
principle?
YES.
NO
you approve the Government's tentative proposals?
YES
NO
Would you be affected by them?.
YES .
NO
burdon to be too your objection be extension of the YES... NO
If you feel the heavy, would met (a) by an allowances
(b) by extension of the initial five per cent. basis to cover, say, the first $6,000 of taxable income, against the first $3,000 as now now proposed? YES NO
+
NO.
YES Strike out the answer inapplicable,
The questions are posed on the basis that the purpose of Govern- ment's desire to raise additional re- venue is endorsed.
Additional
readers comment by
will, of course, be welcomed.
FACTS
FOR THE 10 H.P.
MOTORIST
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The Vauxhall 10-four has in- dependent Springing. Hydraulic Brakes, Controlled Synchromesh, All-Steel Construction.
May we demonstrate Vauxhall's fine performance and petrol economy?
VAUXHALL
TRY ALSO THE 12 H.P.
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
Stubbs Rd.
SEA FOODS
IMPORTED
LOBSTER TAILS
(EX HEAD AND FEET)
FRESH
Tel. 27778-9
78 cts. lb.
COOKED $1.10 lb.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
Pure Food Specialists.
of the 9th A.A. Battery R.A.
G. Riddell Carre
100 25
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. W. Will-
son
50.
China Provident Loan and
Mortgage Co., Ltd.
Holland China Trading Co.
500 250
Mrs. M. E. Court
70
Union Insce. Society of Can-
ton and Affiliated Com- panies
8,000
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L.
Shields
1,000
H. M. Parwani
15.
W. B. Finnigan
50
Capt. Officers
and Ships
Company H.M.S. Sand-
wich
54
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ala-
baster
50
Do
A. H. Veltman
100
Banque Belge pour
l'Etranger
1,000
T. C. Monagan
100
The Officers and Men, 2nd
Bn. The Royal Scots Some members of the Euro-
700
pean Staff of Butterfield
and Swire
327.50
T. B. Wilson
25
Green Island Cement Co.,
Ltd.
Anonymous
2,000 20
Hong Kong and Shanghai
Hotels Ltd.
2,500
E. L. Taverner
15
(0) or both?
Hong Kong Canton Export
Co., Ltd.
100
Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Begbie
100
P. M. Hodgson
100
Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Davis
Bridge and Mahjong
425
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Redmond H. W. Johnston
200
50
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Corra European and Chinese Staff Cie des Messagerie Maritimes, Hong Kong Hong Kong Rope Manufac-
turing Co., Ltd.
100
100
500
Hong Kong Realty and
Trust Co.
1,000
Union Waterboat Co., Ltd.
250
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. H. Lang
100
A. Whittaker
5
F. B. Winter
100
H.Q. 5th A.A. Regiment
R.A.
10
$3.50
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sim-
mons
Hong Kong Tramways Ltd. The Local Clerical Staff of Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd.
150 2,500
53
H. C. Meeke
50
D. de S. Carey
50
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ri-
chards
100
In Memory of the late
T. G.. Bradford
Mrs. M. J. Maher
.1
C. M. Hall
10
Staff of Kowloon
Godowns
10
Major and Mrs. C. M.
Manners
10
Kowloon Football Club
10
C. E. Terry
5
Wong Sik Chung
5
C. Low
In Memory of R.D.W.
BANKERS' ORDERS
G. C. Worrall Monthly
3
5
C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES
$202,486.70
E. L. Taverner Monthly Some Members of the Euro- pean Staff of Butterfield and
.$ 50.- 15:-
Swire Monthly
827.50.
LA PERLA DEI (
ORIENTE
and at other leading Tobacconists and Stores
A. Whittaker
ERFECT PIPE
THE PE
PERFE
OPULAR
DR PAT
Ꭰ
NOW also with DENTAL LIP
$3.50
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