Preparing
Biggest Budget In History
Heavier Imports For Taxpayer
(By Reuter's Lobby Correspondent)
PASSAGE OF THE LEASE AND LEND BILL WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS ON THE BRITISH BUDGET, WHICH THE CHANCEL- LOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IS NOW PREPAR- ING, BUT WILL NOT AVERT STILL HEAVIER IMPOSTS FOR THE BRITISH TAXPAYER.
Sir Kingsley Wood will present next month the largest Budget in history but it will not cover expenditure on American war materials which will go into a separate ac- count and be kept secret until the end of the
war.
Already the Chancellor and ex- perts are seeking fresh ways of raising revenu,
There may be some increase in direct taxation although this form of taxation has almost reached sa-
• Iuration point.
It is believed officials arc turning toward expedients like a tax on services, namely ап Impost on railway fares, meals In restaurants and the like.
The Budget speech will be pre- luded by a
candid statement
on 10
the national income designed give a picture of the nation's real financial strength.
National Income
It was recently estimated that
year of £8,000,000,000 would ex- this
the British national income
pand further next year.
Allied with the question is that of inflation. Government keeping a watchful eye on that
are
aspect and have emphasised they will not hesitate to impose the ne-
́cessary checks if any inflationary jendency becomes apparent.-Reu ter.
POLICY OF DISPERSAL THE BEST
Only three per cent. of London's population use public air raid shelters.
This was revealed by the Min- ister of Health at a conference at! Cardiff on problems arising out of
-
Workers in Britain's factories are working day and night in the production of bombers. Here is a
Ecene at a bomber factory in Northern England. The Spar Shop where winge 90ft. long are made (Copyright, Fox).
BUS STRIKE
DRAMATIC STEPS NEW YORK
BY ROOSEVELT PREDICTED
THERE IS SOME REASON to believe that President Roosevelt will announce the trans- fer of another batch of destroyers to Britain shortly after signing the Lease and Lend Bill, it was declared in Washington yesterday.
This measure, it is thought, will be one of a series of dramatic steps which the President will take before the week is out to give imme- diate effect to the Bill.
believed
It is
in Washington that now the Bill has passed, many legislators who opposed its passage required will vote the vast sums under the Bill, on the theory that if the country wants the Bill it should not be half-hearted about it but should really render all aid short of war.
Approval was given by the Senate to the establishment of air bates on sites acquired from Britain when it passed yester. day a $245,223 000 authoris- atjon for naval and public works.
This action has the effect of Congressional ratification of the "destroyers for bases" deal.
The Senate Naval Committee re- ported that a total of $58,025.000 represented the amount necessary "I deduce from that," said Mr. to complete the establishment of Ernest Brown, "that the ordinary bases on sites acquired from Bri-
air raids.
man and woman realise that a po- licy of dispersal is best." They prefer to stand the strain in their own homes."
tain.
¿Territorial Transfers
The Senate later unanimously. Mr. Brown paid a tribute to the approved a resolution affirming courage of the people of Britain. the principle that the“. United
DUKE OF AOSTA FLIES TO ERITREA
The Duke of Aosta, Viceroy of Abyssinia, flew to Eritrea yester- day, visiting the capi- tal of Asmara and the Red Sea port of Assawa, states Rome radio.
Later he returned to his headquarters. ---Reuter.
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of
"Hitler's Weapon, bo sald States Government should not re- “will break in his hand. Our cognise the transfer of any region in two roll calls, 89 out of 95 Sen- -people will continue to stand up in the western hemisphere from ators voted in favour of aid to
to attacks magnificently."
one non-American power to an- Britain, either for the Lease and Mr. Brown went on to say that other.
Lend Bill or Senator Taft's sub- the bẹalth of the people, fudged 'It provides that if such a trans-stitute proposal for à loan on normal tests, had stood up to fer appears likely, the United $2,000,000,000. this period with most gratifying States shall, in addition to other This, he said, showed "a for measures, immediately consult the more impressive demonstration of The worst fears of those social- other American Republics to de- national unity than the final roll- ly concerned with health have termine upon steps which should call might disclose."Reuter. happily not been realised even be taken to safeguard their com under conditions very grim in- món interests," dred British Wireless.
strength.
CANADA'S ENVOY-IN
DUBLIN PASSES
The House of Bepresentatives yesterday. unanimously.. agreed on
procedure by which, after a lwp- hours debate on the Lease and Lend Hill to-day, a further vote will be taken on a proposal to Mr. J. H. Kelly, Canadian. High agree to all Senate amendments Commissioner in Dublin, died yes-to the Bill. terday.
He was born at St. Godfrey, Bonaventure county, Quebec Pro- vince, in 1879 and was, of Irish descent.-British Wireless.
Senate Roll Call
Senator Vandenberg (Republi- can) told reporters yesterday that
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SON OF LORD CAMROSE NOW M.P.
Captain Sir Seymour Berry, 31- yeurs-old son and heir of Lord Camrose, was returned unoppos- ed as National Conservative M.P. for Hitchin (Herts) yesterday in a by-election caused by the death on motive service of Sir Arnold Wilson-British Wireless.
THE ADVANCE IN ABYSSINIA
THE BRITISH ADVANCE IN-
NEARLY 1,000,000 WORKERS TO ABYSSINIA CONTINUES. LIVING IN THE NEW YORK
AND QUEEN'S OTHER
Announcing this, a communique BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN that British troops have occupied Issued in Nairobi yesterday states HAD TO FIND Gabre-Darre, an important road MEANS OF GETTING junction 140 miles inside the Abys- TO WORK YESTERDAY MORN-Sinian frontier and operations are ING WHEN 3,500 EMPLOYEES
proceeding according to plan.~-- OF BUS COMPANIES IN THOSE
Reuter. BOROUGHS STRUCK.
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The strikers are asking for a 25 per cent, increase and better working conditions,
Buses of companies affected in in wages recent years have replaced most
of the tram services. Reuter.
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