FASTEST DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM MACAD
.T.S.S. "MERRY MOLLER"
$
R
Leaving Hong Kong 9 a.m. Daily from Wing lok Wharf Leaving Macau 2.00 p.m. Daily
Times subject to alleration without notice
́MOLLERS' (HONGKONG) LIMITED
น
Queen's' Building.
HONG KONG.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL; 0.′ 1948.
8 JA 210HTUAR AMINO HE
COMMONS STATEMENT ON BERLIN PLANE TRAGEDY Reassurances ‹ Given
Marshal Sokolovsky
By
London, Apr. 6.
Sir Brian Robertson, the Military Governor of the British Zone of Germany, has asked Marshal Vassili Sokolovsky the Soviet Commander-in-Chief, for an immediate assurance that he con- demns as strongly as General Robartson the fact that the Soviet aircraft which crashed into a British air liner over Berlin yesterday was being flown without prior notification and “'in a manner to cause the catastrophe".
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD Announcing this in the House of Commons today, the
S.S.
THAIYANG"
SAILING FOR SWATOW
SATURDAY, 1 P.M. 10th MAY
FROM DOUGLAS WHARF
Subject to alteration without Notice.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage, Please apply to:-
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.
P. & O. Building, Gih floor. Tel. No. 81281
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
20 Connacht Rond, Central. Tel. No. 24689
14
BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.
SHIP
8.5. "BENARTY” B.S. BENMACDHÚ” S.S. "BENCRUACBAN"
8.S. "BENARTY"
5.8. "BENMACUHUT”
8.8. "BENLOMOND"
ARRIVALS
FROM UK.
DUE
Early May Early May Mid May READY
01.K.
R. V.K. SMILINGS
London, Antwerp Kotterdam, Hamburg
7th May
1st Half May Mid June
For Further Particulars, Apply To-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
York Bulldiox
Agents
Telephone: 34145-
"
Rador Landing
STILL WAITING FOR REPLY
Berlin, Apr. 8.
American The British and Chiefs of Staff were tonight Ketill awaiting a reply from the Ruslans to their tatters offer. ing to meet to discuss datalis of the new Bovie! traffic` re- quistions, a British spokesman Laid.
Untif the Russian anewer, there can be no decision when or where the new traffio die. cussions will take place.Reu tor.
has been open now for two years,
dining and I propose to fly through my was looking forward to Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, declared
self this evening.
tonight with Marshal Sokolovsky that General Robertson had also demanded a
old "If there is a threat, or when | ~"on old friend, a very
They knew of mine,' threat, we will doul} friend, positive assurance that British aircraft using there in a
with
cock other when Field Marshal the safety corridor to Berlin would be immune
Montgomery sat on the Berlin Control Council as the first Bri from molestation "in accordance with our
Ger- tish Military Governor In mutual agreement."
Visibility over Gatow was so
Field Marshal Mont-many. that bod that "Marshal Sokolovsky gave the what happened yesterday,
Montgomery Lord. Today, silver Dakota was meassurance for which General there' IN
threat 10
our gomery'a
brought to land by radar, The toured the British sector of Ber- Robertson has asked. A written security. reply to General Rebertson's "The air corridor into Berlin Field Marshal told reporters helin, Inspecting troops.-Reuter. communication is awaited,
+
**J have no Information to suggest that the conduct of the Soviet aircraft was in any way the result of direct Instructions from the Soviet Authorities." Mic. Bevin declared 14 WIEN vrcing for an inquiry a KOUN sable,
mean
נות
+
CRIPPS' AUSTERITY BUDGET
a!
rate of taxation reduce the
additional chargeable to ono's Earnings (such as overtime and bonuses).
brushes, and husband.
(Continued" from Page 7)
On goods bearing more than
Ve evasion 100 per cent tax Need For Economy
Goods were driven widespread.
There- Referring to the recent Sovjet
TOBACCO--It would Rot bem to the black market. motion
The total earned Income quali- tightening control of advisable to make another very fore, those now bearing a 125 per marvel. Elu? Foreign Secretary large
Increase in the duty, but cent tax would be brought within fying for relief would be raised These vedote question of
from £1,500 to £20.00. the 100 per cent category. It was necessary to draw smokers'
£46,500,000 travel is now andey
discussion attention once again to the need
Some reduction would be made changes would cost with the Soviet mutkezelties. Wa
by moving from 30 per cent to in a full year and £40 milion Jar ecundising. wont wedronar an agreement.
* number of this year. He therefore proposed to
rent in-33-1/3 per "We cannot yield our right to erase the duty on
He also proposed to give a wife tolucro by ours, including gloves, washing pement des Budd from the zonn
fel a pound weight. That would machines, ironing boards, knives, in employment the benent of re- It is essential for of orempation
un ingrense of two pence forks, and spoons, stationery, ra-duced rate reliefs as well as her Dhe maintenance at air force and
in the pilee of cigarettes at pre-zor blades, footh to fund nor obligations as an on-
The wife would enjoy precisely sent said at 35. 4t, for 20 and of sports goods. I do not want to cupying power.
present chargeable the same allowances as the singlo Goods In those now sold for ane penny aggravate ani abrady #Moult
woman with whom she worked. 2/ for 20.
at 50 per cent, which would go up Mamatian. 16 there goodwill, f
That would cost £4,500,000 ⚫in Houkl no! be right that to 68-2/3 per cent, would include
non-a utility. capable of solution."
tobrero marfariurers should re- cloth, other than
full year and £9,000,000 this Field Marshal
year. Des substantial and fortui- uilly furniture, soft furnishings, Bes f
fre ansported Fotery
fous profit. He would, therefore cameras, photographie has, and Berho's Creterw Awport today-- The scent
of arterday's Soving place corresponding excise duty musteni instruments, other
ovin stocks held by manufacturers organs. Perish madam collision, to meet Soviet
today. Marslund Sokolov: ky, the Military Governor. As M. Arthur Heterson, the Air Minister, de- clared in Berlin, he did not think British security was menaced by
Vivount Moni-
ni
concer
Announcing n further than sion, Str. Stafford said at present the first £50 of taxable incorie was charged at 3/- and the next 4:75 al 0/-. He would incrense this by enlarging the 6/- step to
£200.
He would widen the number of These changes were estimated exemptions from the lax on me- to yield £20 million in
full dicines to include a wider range year and £10% million this year, of non-proprietary articles.
BETTING-The collection of The reduction on stationery of The testing Buty had proved "easy all kinds should help education,
He proposed to be said. Mr. Henderam, who is inspect and prostable".
The new rate would come in ing Raya Air. Porec stations increase the duty on fortball and Germany, said: "I do not think 120 per cent after today,
simular pools from in per cent to on April 9)
1 tests.
we shoubs mame in spite of
U.M.T. TO
The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., Ltd. AVOID A
M.V. BRYNJE M.V. HALLAND M.V. BENGAL
OUTWARDS
discharging Hong Kong early May
end May
11
HOMEWARDS TO EUROPE
M.V. MINDORO
M.V. HRYNJE M.V. HALLAND
For
end June
13th April 15th May Early June
7
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAMI, (AMSTERDAM) COPENHAGEN, OSLO
AND GOTHENBURG.
Tanks available suitable for the carriage of vii în bulk. For further particulars apply;---
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Tel. 31146,
The SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC Co.,Ltd.
M.V. "MINDORO”
Loading Hong Kong 13th April
for
ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), COPENHAGEN, OSLO
.
and GOTHENBURG
Tanks avaliable suitable for the carriage of oll in Bulk.
bor further particulars apply to:-
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
FLOWE
Agents. Tel. 31146
ISTHMIAN LINE
(Isthmian Steamship Co. of N.X.).
FROM ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST.
ARRIVALS
8.8. “CADE JUNCTION"
*8.8. “STEEL EXECUTIVE"
For farther particulars applyi—
GILMAN
Agents.
„TYL] #1248-
about 7th April
LTD.
NEW WAR
He did not propose to Increase the tax on dog track totalisator Trets.
..
Betting Duty
пе
Special Lovy
Thus, in future, the first £50 ; would be at 3/- and the next £200 at 8/-.
After allowing for the earned lucome relief, these rates became effectively 2/5d and 1/10d in the pound.
Peninsular
Oriental
QUIS ROS SEPARABIT
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Į
HEXET
"LANCASHIRE" "TREVELYAN"
"TREVELYAN" "CANTON" "TREVEAN”
"TREVEAN” "TREVOSE"
BOP
"LANCASHIRETM "TREVELYAN" "TREVELYAN"
"CANTON"
TREVEAN" "TREVEAN”
"TREVOSE"
British
ARRIVALS
FROM
DUR
UK.
16th Apr.
UK, and Continent
via Straits.
20th Apr.
.Shanghai ..
Brd May
U.K. & Straits
10th May
.U.K. and Continent
19th May
23rd May
UK, and Continent
13th Jane
BAILING
via Siraite
Shanghai
via Biralls
SAILINGS
Kuro Shanghai
то
Singapore, Penang. Aden; Port Said, Genoa, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam (Amsterdam)
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay. Aden, Port Said & London (Tilbury) Shanghai
UK. and Continent via Straits Shanghal & Japan
17th Apr.
24th Apr,
5th May
15th May
15th May
25th May
13th May
India
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
ARRIVALS
SHIP
FROM
"RUBYSTONE"
Shanghai SAILINGS
DUR
20th Apr.
SHIP
TO
“RUBYSTONE”
Singapore
SHIP
"BIRDHANA”
"SIRDHANA”
8BJP
"SIRDHANA” "SIRDHANA”
APCAR LINE
ARRIVALS
FROM
„Calcutta & Rangoon
via Straits.
Japan & Amoy
SAILINGS
TO
SAILING
11th Apr.
DUK
5 pan. 8th Apr.
Amoy, Shanghai & Japan
Singapore, Penang Bangeon & Calcutta
Has Refrigerated Cargo Space.
Eastern
It would be a cumulative re-
Last year, Sir Stafford sald, of Various suggestions had been the 18,500,000 people in the in- put forward for a cupltal jevy,come tax field, 4,800,000 phid some but from an administrative point finx at the standard rate of /~ There was, he said, a feeling of view, a capital levy in the or- in the pound. that the betting duty should be
dinary
sense of those words was In future, fewer than 2,000,000 | extended to cover all other forms impractiable at present.
wonen have to pay any tax at of belting, on and off the course, On the other hand, it was the standard rate.
That would be equitable, hut Bundoubtedly right" that those This relief would cost £:50 could not, be introdured without
with large capital assets should million a full year and £44 m#- Los Angeles, Apr, 0,
a radical alteration of the gamb-
lion
The new this
scale maka soma contribution to help
year. Conscription and universal
ling law. It is not my intention
the country in this emergency would begin in the week begin- training were needed in the to introduce such a scheme now. Some were now spending these up July 5. United States to alleviate the 1 un considering the matter with '
asscis in manner distinctly in. Army's "critical manpower the Home Secretary, but there
flationary In Ita effect.
lief as from the beginning of the He therefore proposed to make tax year. Lieutenant-General deep differences of opinion among
a special "once for nil" levy which Albert C.. Wedemeyer. Director the public."
The Chancellor said the final Bookmakers operating on the would be largely of the Plans and Operations dog tracks who were coping with capital, and would be based on tines of accountancy
payable out of Budget surplus on the orthodox come to Division of the Army General the tote would pay a graduated the investment income of indivi-780 million. The overall sur- | Steff, said here today.
Heener for each meeting. Oc-i
duals for the year 1947-48. plus of all Government revenue The Army, he said, had "is cuplers of the race-tracks would
Investment income for this pur- over expenditure was £330 mii- be responsible for collecting it third under-strength divisions-1 and paying it to the customs. This pose would elude all rents. lon. that could be deployed quickly to would come into force on the 1915 divideres, Interest and other pay- oneet on emergency involving the day after the Budget received the The contribution would apply Isecurity of our country."
For the Opposition, Mr. Win- He added: "By
Royal assent.
only where a taxpayer's total inston Churchill said that, generally generating nd- Those changes in the betting ditional military power in
come from all sources exceeded speaking, he doubled if the Chan- tax would yield £11 million in £2,000 and in addition his in- cellor's Budget would be found Unite States and in enuntries
full year and £8% million this vestment income exceeded £250. friendly to us, we may avold an- other world war.
situation."
than 50,000 men-two and
One-
"We fought the last two wars beenuse we were unprepared and [we must not make the same ml-
take ngain."--Reuter,
year.
Purchase Tox
ments.
Mr. Churchill's Speech
The contribution would be 2/- to meet the real difficulties, or to
upply
the right remedies. Іл the pound sterling on Invest-
Commenting on the prospective whether The various grades of the pur-ment income from £250 to £300,
surplus he wondered chase lax would be rearranged rising to a maxlum of 10/- on a greater advantage would not he Investment income exceeding and simplified.
gained by giving further relief to £5,000.
the I would not fall on capital inj
taxpayer.
Gampell, Reuters Sydney owned by people who Britain
The were neither resident or domiciled Financial Editor, writer:
great surprise of Sir here. but persons domiciled Stafford Cripps first Budget us abroad in 1948 would be liable for Chancellor of the Exchequer was the special contribution if
if they the decision to impose a "special had been ordinarily resident in contribution" on rentiers.
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
18
09
20
Clues Across
1'Eminent.
4.at..
15 Not la
view.*> 7 Occurrence.10, Correct."
Sun helmet. 10 Testimony.” 9 Quiat
20 Rendezvous, 11 Sincere. 21 Ship 13 Ratity
kitchen. YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD
Barb, Filbert,
Open Spur 10 Average 1
15
18.
Clues
I Prove
'defciant.
2: Suppose. STake cover.
4 Mechanic. 5. Entire.
Down
10 Clemency, 12 Diverting. 13 Mountali
hut..
14 Requisition,
ror supplies.
| U Thorough- 16 Expand
faro.
17 *In
want.
Down-2 Appeal, 3 Border,
Britain for the last 10 years,
The date for payment would be January 1 next, when the surtax became due.
Entertainment Tax
One may fairly describe this as small capital levy disguised as a fairly substantial tox on in- comes from investments. It will bo levied only once, based on in- comes last year.
By
A Discount
There would be a further relief from the entertainment tax on theatres, conceris, circuses, sports
offering a small discount and other "live" entertainments.
These concessions, costing £4, for prompt payment. Sir Stafford 500.000, would come into force on hopes to collect during this year more than £50 million of the May 30,
total estimated yield of £105 mil-- lion.
Income Tax Dealing with incentives to in- People who possess very large creased production. the Chan-unearned Incomes of £50,000 an- cellor said it was Impracticable nually were already paying a tux to absolve overtime and bonus of about 95 per cent of their in- payments from income tax as had come. But such an income must been suggested.
be based on a capital of at least The only practical way was to £1,000,000. Increase the earned income re- The general tendency and in- lief-the amount of a person's tention of the Budget is two-'} carned Income not liable to tax fold:
མ
and to give relle! on a gradus- To provide an exceptionally ted scale so that the great ma-large surplus with the object of jority of all workers would be curbing Indation, and to provide roliaved from any ability at the incentives for augmented output standard rate of 9/- in the pound by_workers.
olus de cer estimated surplus sterling.
He would, therefore, increase exceptional As for Incen the earned income relief from Statives, the most important of the present level of one-sixth of a reliefs of taxation are of a kind salary, with its maximum to encourage output, especially the ibicimum of £400: That would earners and on married restore the full pre-war earnings.
Af one-fifth, with a new [(roduction in the tax on wago
In a
women's
watu wax rate of caring typical case, a workman Dose, 12 Safe, 14 Trestle, 17 Feast, 5 Invert, Bores, 7 Regal, ment on 18
the pre-war limit of who earns or additionala i by Clerk, 19 Gapps, 22-Nótáble, 20 12 Scan, 13 Foat, 15 Typo, 10
overtime, will, in future pay 24 Beat 27 Eral, 28 Courier, 10 Erat, 18 Sleeve, 20 Absurd, 21st would remove half a mil: per cent instead of 38 per cent Tindd 20-Verr 31 Adhered 32 Esteem, 23- Ovold, 24 Agree, 24 Jian people from payment of of bla additional carning-Reus Dumb,
income tax- at: all and would ter.
UP COLTO!
1st May
SAILING-
12th Apr.
3rd May
Australian
STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED
-ARRIVALS -
SHIP:
"NANKIN" "NANKIN"
SHIP
"NANKIN" "NANKIN"
from
Australia
Japan SAILINGS
TO
Shanghai & Japan Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Brisbano & Sydney
For full particulqre apply to
Due
2nd May 17th May
SAILINGS
5th May
20th May
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Telephone Nos. 27721-4.`
WATERMAN
STEAMSHIP
CORPORATION
MOBILE, ALA„U.S.A“
Loading for U.S. Atlantic Ports & Fusan 5.S. "LASALLE” 13th APRIL EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK via Panama.
8.5. "ANDREW JACKSON” loading Hongkong about 28th April DIRECT for New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia via Shanghai, Yokohama and Honolulu ONLY.
Tanks available for bulk oll cargoes,
For freight and further particulars applyi...........
WALLEM & COMPANY
Agents.
Hongkong
Shanghal Bauk Bldg.
Chinoso Freighs Agente;
HIN FAT & CO., LTD.: Tel: 86553, 2ESES & 23483,