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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
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Fo. 13 Xa. 14 No..14
STATIONS
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DOWN TRAINS
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17 902 11.33 12.88 13.58
5.05 418 8.10
18650 8.30 *98*4,388.94 · $39 6.41 8.80
No.10 No.31 No.2 g. 11
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3.21 5.00 6.10
3.285.04 6.15
8.89 5.17 8.28
3.515.29 6.40
8.57 5.85 6.46 7.29 8.06
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ISHSD 1857.
HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1928,
BRITAIN'S 562 - MIL LIONAIRES.
AVERAGE OF £99,000 A
YEAR EACH.
£119,194,287 IN EATES IN
FOUR YEARS.
FOUR NOTABLE WOMEN.
CORONER AND DRIVING LICENCES
TIME, THERE WAS AN
INQUIRY,
DIARY OF EVENTS.
(October 14t.)
"Whether blind," deal, dr dumb, anybody who has reached the age of 17 and who has are shilling to Bale of Crown Land, Kowloon Pingle his pockets, cas, polska a | Inland Iph No. 9141, à p.m. -
licence that permits it to drive a Golf: Opening day of St. John motor-car into the crowded traffic ] of Jerusalem and British Bed Crèg of the roads,' said "Mr. «S. « Brig- | house, the coroner for Beuth-west Lancashire, st, an inquest near Wigan
Saying that there should be a The fortune of £10,000,000 left by
Government inquiry into condi- the late Sir George Wills is ions of the roads, and the cir. reminder of the great increase of wealth in Great Britain in recent
-years,
According to the latest official returns of the income-tax authori- ties, there were at the beginning of this year 50 millionaires living in Great Britain. In 1908 there were only 10.
These are the people givea in the official list as those in receipt of an income of more than £30,000 a year. Assuming the average vield of capital to be 5 per cent. each one of these must have been
worth at least £1,000,000.
A til more remarkable com parison if afforded by the fact that in 1808 there were only 2,913 people in Great Britain with incomes of £2,000 a year or more: now there Are 92,805,
Great Britain's 562 millionaires last year had a combined income of £5,619.673-more than £99,000 a year each on the average.
£100,000 A-Year Incomes. Many of them individually were much richer. No fewer than 138 of them had incomes of more than £100,000 a year, and must therefore
cumstances under whid driving licences were issued.Brig house added: Since Jabdary 1st, 1997, up to today, in the whole of South-west Lancashire have. only had 18 cases requiring inquests in connection with the railways, and include all cases where people either killed themselves, or were killed. In the same period in the South-west Lancashire coadheld have only had 69 fata steldents to inquire into. But in that period I have had to hold inquests on 119- road accidents where motor vehi
These Are cles were involved. startling Agares, and. I think the time has come for the Legislature to compei drivers not only to know the technique of driving but also the rules of the road. Rules and regulations should be passed for. the government of traffic on the highways to decrease these fatali ties."
In the case which Mr. Brighouse then proceeded to investigate, how- ever, it was show that the motor-. ise was not in falt and the jury exonerated him im blame.
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have been worth at least 20,000,000 MORE "ASIATICNUFNES each. The combined income of these multi-millionaires way £97,812,673, and the average £127.000 a year each.
In the last four years the ber of millionaires has not varied greatly, the totals officially record. ad being 341, 583, 584, and 300 respectively.
un-
EXPERIMENT LEA
YEAR IN HOSPIT
During 1927, says the F.M.S. Medical Department Report, efforts were made to introduce nursing by female Asiatic purses under the There had for several years been supervision of European sisters a steady rise until the peck total inte the acute male wards and this of hat, which showed the effects of is now being done in the first and the post-war trade boom. Similar-second class male Asiatic wards of ly the fall now occurring is some of the larger hospitals. doubtedly the effect of the trade depression following the coal strike.
Taxation on all incomes
over £30,000 a year is approximately ten shillings in the so that in four years British millionaires have paid to the State £112,124,367, or half their total income; apart frota death and other duties.
Last year alone they paid nearly £28,000,000, or roughly one-tenth of the total revenue from income and; super taxes. The average indivi dual payment was £50,000.
Foundations Of Fortunes.
The results are apparent in the improyed appearance of the wards and the increased comfort of the patient. It is hoped to extend the system as more purses and more ap- commodation for them becomes available. The lack of sufficient and suitable accommodation for Asiatic nurses is an immense draw back to their recruitment..
The aggregate wealth of the House of Commons" is, however, much less than it was a 'few years
ago, when it was computed that the first Coalition Parliament after the war could be capitalised for at least £500,000,000
Banking, landed estates, ship ping, coal, tobacco, spirits, beer, oil, artifcini silk, cotton, chemicals, rent, and groceries have all laid the foundations of vast fortunes, Banking has made millionaires.of and of these artificial silk is to-day Lord Revelstoke, the head of Bar- the most prolifie. In Leicestering Brothers, and of Lord Roths alone there are said to be at least child and four "other members of eight millionaires whose names are his family. Lord Glendyne is a little known to the general public. successful broker. Gold and dia- The Wills, Coats, Rothschild, and inond mines were the foundations Jog families all include more than of the fortunes of the Joe' brothers one millionaire, and in the Peer-Mr. Jack Barnato Joel säd Mr. | age there are at least a score of Solomon Barnato Joel. them with well-known names.
Four notable women possess at least £1,000,000Lady Rhondda, who inherited most of her fortune from her father, Lady Houston, and Lady Dalziel, whose fortunes were left them by their husbands, and Lady Louis Mountbatten, who received a fortune on the death of her grandfather, Sir Ernest Cassel. Lady Rhondda is still active in the management of the business in which her father made his money.
Government's Millionaires.
Shipping has made millionaires p several men, of whom the best known arc Lord Kyliant, Lord Inchcape, and Sir John Ellerman.
Whisky And Stout. Whisky has made fortunes for Lord Dewar and Lord Woolaving a (formerly Sir J. Buchanan and Guinness stout for Lore Ircagh.
Lord Glentanar is the head of the millionaire Coats family whose fortune. has been made in hun dred years out of cotton thread. The fortune of Sir George Willa
Another
Trophy..
Billiards:-K.0.8.B.'.
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TE. and R.C.; Royal Artillery Stone- cutters . Queen's; G. and P. 0. Club Wardern; Water Police v Dockyard; Länd Police v. Garrison Hess
Theosophical Society Opening of New Premises, 6. p..
Queen's Theatre: "Afraid to Love."
World Theatre: "Blind Alleys."'* .Star Theatre Too Маду Crooks,"
Tes Danos: H.K. Hotel, 4.30.p.N
• Principal Malls—Inward: Europe rid Siberia (Linan), Outward! Europe via Siberia (Merioner), 10.30 a..
Tuesday. (October-id.)
Whist Drivë: Police Branch Cat Helena May Institute, 45 pun
Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 Queen's Theatre:Spring Fever," World. Theatre:
What Price Glory.
"Fast
and
Star Theatre: Furious
Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.20 p.m.
Wednesday.
(October 3rd.). „Seaman's Institute Whist Drive.
Union Church, Farewell Meeting. for Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, &
39;m.
Queen's Theatre "Spring Fever." World Theatre: What Price Piry.
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Star Theatre Fast and Furions
Tes Pance: HK Hôtel, 430 p.m. Principal Mail:-On't ward:
Europe vid Vancouver and Europe riá Siberia (Empress of Canada),
10 a.m.
Thursday.
(October 4th.) Billiards League: R.E. and RC. . K.O.S.B. Queen's Royal Artillery; Warders v. C. and P.O. Club; Dockyard r. Water Police; Land Police v. Garrison Mess.
Graad Tattoo, Sookuspoo. Queen's Theatre: Two Lovers" World Theatre: What Price: Glory."
Star Theatre: "The Road To Romance."
Tea Dance: H.K, Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Friday.
(October 5th.) Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helga May Institute, 10.30 a.m.
Grand Tattoo, Sookunpoo. Queen's Theatre: "Two Lovers." World Theatre: What Price i Glory.
Star Theatre: The Road. To Romance."
Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
Saturday. (October 6th.) Extra Race Meeting, Valley, 2.30 p.m.
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In the Government there are four reputed millionaires-Sir Samuel of the Wills family, was obtained HOW TO SUBDUE A LION! Hoare and Sir Philip Sassoon, from the tobacco trade. Secretary and Under-Secretary for tobacco millionaire is Mr. Berabard SEIZED BY EARS IN SHOW Air respectively, both of whom Baron.
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TORONTO. Pandemonium broke loose in the { disposal/ midway of the Exhibition Grounds; Toronto, one night recently, when a full-grown lion, used in racing, got out of its cage' and ran "about among shrieking grown-ups and children, who sought safety within the walls of the "canvas city."
derive their fortunes from bank- Commerce also has ing; "Mr. Wilfrid Ashiey, the Minis sentative millionairean Lord tor of Transport, "whose money is Bearsted (oil), Lord Yestey (frozen similarly derived; and the Duke of meat and shipping), and Lord Mel Sutherland, who represents the chett, formerly Sir Alfred Mond Scottish Office in the House of (chemicals). Lords.
Lord Cowdray and Lord Iover The Dukes of Westminster | forth are great contractors, beads Northumberland, and Portland are of the firms of Weetman Pearson all-millionaires by inheritance. So, and Andrew Weir respectively.
Bir Joseph Duveen, the great art too, among well-known Peers, are the Earl of Derby and the Mar dealer, is a reputed millionaire, Attracted" by the shout, Dr. quess of Bute.-
and others with well-known named George Riskany, *** Egyptian Millionaire M.P.s include, in ad include the Aga Khan, Lord naturalist who brought three dition to the Ministers already Howard de Walden, Lord Ashton, gorillas to the exhibition, chased the lion over a fence, seized it by who made his money out of Shell Lord Rothschild, Mr. Samuel the ears, jumped on its neck and oil; Major J8, Courtauld (arti-Samuel, and Sir Philip Sassoon are held it until attendants rushed up ficial sil), Edward Grenfell said to be the wealthiest unmarried with one of the doctor, gorilla
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bonent of match-making mammas Dr. Biskany escaped with several (Continued an nezt Column). ire 60, 73, and 30 respectively. scratches on highands and armg.
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