THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1939.
PUNJAB VOTES SUPPORT UNCONDITIONALLY: GANDHI INSISTS ON AN ELECTION
Lahore, To-day.
PURGE OF
THE PUNJAB. LEGISLATIVE Council yesterday
adopted, by 104 votes to 39, a resolution offer- NAZI ing, in effect, unconditional support to Britain in the prosecution of the war.
LITERATURE
Copenhagen, To-day.
The resolution, while offering unconditional sup- port, urged that it should be made clear that the Constitution of India should be examined afresh ordered to purge
at the conclusion of the war.
The Premier, Sir Sikander Hyat Khan, said he felt Sir Samuel Hoare's speech in the House of Commons was India meant that clear enough, and would get after the war the same Do- minion status as that enjoyed by the other Dominions.-Reuter.
GANDHI OPPOSED TO CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Nagpur, To-day.
SEAMANSHIP COLLEGE
IN CHUNGKING
The Chungking correspondent of the "Ta Kung Pao" reports that the Chungking authorities have instruct- ed the Ministry of Education to. establish a College of Navigation and
"I shall resist civit disobedience | Shipbuilding in Chungking.
-
the
18
unless 1 find that
country declared for that,"
Mr. prepared Gandhi in an interview yesterday following the abortive talks with the Viceroy.
Mr. Gandhi added: "As regards non-cooperation it has already
with the
resignation of
be-
the
gun Congress Ministries.”—Reuter,
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
Wardha, To-day.
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Mr. Gandhi, in a statement issued yesterday, urged the election of constituent assembly to frame a con- stitution for the future government of India.
Mr. Gandhi declared that to
of represent the demands
Con,- gress as being of a totalitarian nature was to misrepresent the facts.
DISCARDED FORCE
The object is to train young men for the future as at present practi- the entire China coast is in cally Japanese hands.
The Nazi Cultural Leader has been Nazi literature,
says a Berlin report.
Literature is classed in seven groups, though anti-Semitic and anti- Bolshevik literature is not included. However, it is expected that anti- and Jewish books will be retained anti-Bolshevik literature destroyed. -Reuter.
SWISS LEGATION IN DUBLIN
was
in
London, To-day.
announced that the Swiss in Dublin has British
It
officially Dublin last night Consulate-General been raised to Legation. Wireless.
CHURCH SUPPORTS
+
INCOME TAX
FOR HONG KONG
A
NEW U-BOAT
LOST DURING
TRIALS
London, To-day. new Gorman U-boat was sunk on October 4 white under- going trials, says a Havan des- patch from Zurich,
When the submarine was rais. ed the crew were dead.-Reuter.
MASSAGE "SHOP" RAIDED
Following disclosure in the "Sun- day Herald" of the existence of numerous massage establishments in the Colony, the Police last night raid-. ed the Tong Shan Massage and Tur- kish Bath establishment at No. 371, Nathan Road.
Five customers were found inside·
and being massaged by three girls two men.
This morning, the owner, Zee Ping-- kong, 22, was fined $150 for keeping - a massage establishment without a- licence.
This raid was carried out by Sub- Inspector Kellett, în charge of. brothels.
LOCAL WEATHER
REPORT
A moderate anticyclone is nearly stationary over Japan, says that Royal. Observatory, and a ridge of high.
Yangtse Valley.
SUPPORT FOR THE principle of Income Tax in Pressure extends from it to the lower
Hong Kong is expressed in "St. John's Review:"
Congress had deliberately discard-In its comment, the "Review" says:
ed the use of force, Mr. Gandhi as- serted, and the communal differences were used by the British Govern- ment to thwart India's aspirations.
He added that Congress would never be a party to communal quar- rels.
!
It would rather stand aside, wan- der in the wilderness and wait for a better day.-Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
· POP'S
PARKING LOT
104 AN HOUR
254 ALL DAY
ED REED
The depression is situated about- 300 miles north-west of Manila, mov- ing north.
Another depression appears to be
THREE MONTHS FOR
The introduction of Income tax is now possible forming to the east of the Visayas.
because the times are exceptional and criti- cal. This Colony is part of the Empire and as such has grown in wealth and prosperity through the guarantee furnished by the Im- perial Government with regard to its security.
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Its continuance as a great centre of trade is contingent upon the ability of Britain to maintain her position in the world.
The contribution now asked for is to help in a small way to ensure that the position will be maintained.
The war, however, will not last for ever, and it is hoped that the tax, accepted as it must be in these times of stress, will soon be available for those social services which have been neglected in the past because such | funds were not available.
YEARS AGO ·
Many have felt that such a tax should have been imposed years ago for such services.
The argument advanced against the imposition of such a tax is the difficulty of collecting it.
In order to evade the tax, the removal by local firms of admin- Istrative offices to Macao and par- haps later to Canton is mentioned, but merchants in England do not operate from the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, where the income tax is very low. The là- creased cost of such a system and the great, Inconvenience Involved" would neutralise the other advan- tages.
YUGOSLAVIAN
Jack Perkovich, 33, Yugoslavian: seaman, was this morning sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr.. E. Himsworth, for unlawfully board- ing the Chan On and for entering the Colony without a valid passport.
An expulsion order was made against him.
Serious Sore Throat?
Then you should take a few Formamint tablets at once. Formamint kills the dangerous disease germs in mouth and throat, thus preventing serious Infectious diseases, such as 'Influenza, Diphtheria, to
The tax is necessary in order place the burden where it can best be borne and also to create among the populace a sense of justice--a most important factor in these days of ex- treme political doctrines.
EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME
Ottawa, To-day.
The British, Australian, New Zea ́land and Canadian “” representatives
discussed the Empire
air.
etc.
Formamint is absolutely harm- less, more effective than gargles "and" does not irritate the in- flamed tissues of mouth_and throat.
Buy a bottle of Farmas
FORMAMINT
Germ-hulling Throws Tables
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