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THE CHANCELLOR'S
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INGENIOUS PROPOSALS TO
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VERY MINOR ECONOMIES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }
Loxnus, April 10th. Mr. Churchill's third Budget in- troduced this wok-bao-met witlo-a very good reception. There is surprising alener of criticism of
hostile character which is usual on these occasions. It contains no dramatic surprises, but on the other hind there are no proposals for fresh taxation. This is what a disarmed the critica. The business evmmunity are relieved that they will not be asked to shoulder The general opinion is that the Chancellor has shown wonderful cleverness in the Iway he has arranged to provide the extra millions be requires to balance the national accounts,
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Queen's Theatre:"Sevan Chances. World Theatre: Ton Many Kisses.
Nazimova, who last acted in London in 1905, when she was an unknown Russian Jewess knowing second appearance on the London not a ward of English, makes her stage in England in May, when she will appear at the Coliseum, with four-weeks' engagement at a large salary to act in a dramatie sketch called "A Woman of the Earth,"
When she noted in London be- He was faced with a total deficit fare, Alla Nasimoff, as she from inst year of £36,000,000, and then called, lived in a Jewish hostel was he has had to make that up, in Whitechapel. She appeared at and also to provide for next the Playhouse, then called the year's expenditure amounting to Avenne, with some Russian players £834,830,000. These are figures that in "The Chosen People,"
Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe apt to
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When Lee Shulers saw Alla Nasiri Suez (Kashmir); Europe ri Mortal
to feel dizzy; but Mr. moff act with the company in Siberia. (Nellore). Churchill kept the House of Com America, he was so impressed that Europe vi Marseilles (Nellore), Outward: nons hanging on his words for he told her that if in five months 5 p.m. two and a half hours while he spoke she could learn English sufficiently about mitions of pounds as easily to be understood by an American and lightly as one might discuss the audience, he would not only have price of cigars.
A play specially written for her, but would build theatre and name it after hor
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Making Enis Moot, The Chancellor. proposes to rais about
Nazimova, as who hate, kept £20,000,000 of additional revenue by anticipating income.
her part of the bargain. Five The taxpayers will have to find months later the Nazimova Theatre their dues in one sum on January was opoued in New York with an 1st instead of in two instalments unknown girl na the dazzling star. Afterwards Nazimova went on as at present, one in January and the screen, with results known to the other in July. This will bring all the world. She married Charles all the income tax payments into Bryant, an English actor, amass the next financial year which ends a fortune-and has now returned in March, and will give the Tren-
to act in London in English. sury £14,600,000 this year. Then the period of credit to the brewers is to be reduced from two months to one, bringing some £6,000,000 into the revenue of 1927-8. In each case what the present financial year gains the following year loss, and in that sense the Chancellor iş gambling on a run of good luck.
The Rond Fund is aleu to be
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of money accumulated out of motor of retrenchment by sweeping away p.in. taxation imposed for the express the Ministry of Transport, the Dement of Hong Kong Boxing A830- purpose of keeping up the high-partment of Mines, and the Departeiation, Theatre Royal, 9.16 p.m. ways to carry the ever-increasing ment of Oversons Trade. But this volume of motor traffic. But is little more than a gesture in the hard-pressed Chancellor cannot be name of economy, for I understand too particular. If he is not to that the total saving will not be create new taxation on a large more than about £10,000, which is scale he must get money as best ho a drop in the bucket. However, the ean from other sources.
scrapping of superfluous officialdom pleases some critics of the Govern ment in the Press who have made a point of this subject and by silencing them Mr. Churchill again shows his cleverness,
The "D.O.T."
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It will be seen, therefore, that the Budget contains nothing
The Government Departments: that represents any considerable social injustice or imposes any that are to go as separate organi- serious additional burden on any sations will not disappear entirely; class. This is where Mr. Churchill their work is to be undertaken by has shown his undoubled cleverness. other Ministries. Some of the pre- Some people are saying that he sent staffs will be transferred, so has performed conjuring trick that the saving to the taxpayers like the man on the stage who pro will not be very great. There is duces rabbits out of a hat, and conflict of opinion as to the value there is something in the remark, of the Department of Overseas
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