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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1932.
BRITAIN TO TAX IRISH GOODS
TO SAVE TAXPAYER FROM EFFECTS OF DEFAULT
[BAITISH WIRYLABA BERVICE}
Rromy, June 30,
THE Dominions Secretary, Mr. J.
CABINET SPLIT IN AUSTRALIAN ANTIMONIAL
BERLIN
OVER SUSPENSION OF NEWSPAPERS
(THROUGE REUTER'B AQENOY.).
BERLIN, July 1,
THE Government has hou openly H. Thomas, stated in the dafed by Dr. Seroring, the House of Commons to-day that no Prussian Minister of the Interior, payment in Free State land annui. who has refused to comply with the due had been received authorities order for the suspon ties now from the Irish Free State, and heslon, of the newspapers Formirte would next Monday submit to the' and Folka-Zeitung for five days. House proposals for dealing with" The Ministon has appealed to the Supreme Court at Leipzig which the situation.
Later, the Acting Premier, Mr. will deal with the matter nest Stanley Baldwin, said that the week. Way and Moana for the reason re lating to the Brish Free State Special Duties Bill will be moved on Monday,
LOWER BANK RATE CAUSES STOCKS TO RISE
it
[BRITISH WIRELESS SKAVICK.]
As stated in the message it, is understood" that the measure will LOWEST MARK IN 35 YEARS impose special duties on Free State imports into Britain (which amount) to approximately £30,000,000 AR- nually) to mise revenue so that the censequences of the "Free Suita de. fault shall not fall on the British
nxpayer.
Ruay, June 30.
TO-DAY'S reduction of the bank
rate from 2 to 2 per cent, wap While serving this purpose, evary the sixth reduction this year, the care is been taken in drafting the rate having come down from per measure to see that it is in no se con at which rate it was fixed vindictive,
"
100% Ad Valorem.
THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 1. Special duties not exceeding 100 per cent, ad lorem may be im- posed on articles, to be specified, which are imported from the Irish Free State to Britain direct or through other countries.
This is the pist of a preliminary tion which 18 heing proposed by Mr. Thomas in the House of Conurens on July 4, consequence to the Free State's non-payment of the Land Annuities instalment The above duties are in addition to the existing ones.
SPENDING OF BOXER
when Britaia suspended the gold: standard last September.
The present rate is the lowest figure for 38 years.
The reduction has been widely anticipated with anxiety, and has cnused general satisfaction. Gilt edged steek rose again today, and left off firm.
MIGHT HAVE RUINED GIRL'S LIFE.
JUDGE'S COMMENT IN ABDUCTION CASE.
INDEMNITY FUNDS boys prison (Wormwood Scrubs)
A COMMONS QUESTION ON CHINESE OBLIGATIONS:
¡TAROHOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Sentence of six months in the
Was passed on Frederick Hector MacDonald Haylernged 17, of Fairfield-road, Salisbury, at Wilt- shire Assizes for taking Olive Catherine Pearce, aged 15, of Hill View terraco, Salisbury, out of the possession of her father and com- mitting offences against her at Yeovil.
Mr. R. Miller, prosecuting, said that Hayter went to the house of LONDON, June 30. the girl's parents, and with their IN the House of Commons to-day knowledge and permission kept com- icars were expresaod by. Mr. G.pany with the girl for some months. L. M. Mander, M.P., at question The first suggestion about the time that the Boxer Indemnity girl going away with Hayter ap funds were not being expended as paared to have come from the girl. and been provised in view of the The ecuple went to Yeovil, where fact that the Chinese Government they posed as man and wife, has ignored the trusters' request for documents entitling them, to terest or amortisation.
Mr. L. R. Dunne, for the defence, asked the judge to say that this was purely a schoolboy venture, started in the spirit of a boyish escapade, unfortunately, never. and then, checked.
The under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Capt. R. A. Eden said that he understood that the money was Ining expended in the proper man- ner, but beyond the issue of certain regulations by the Chinese Minis ter of Railways adequate arrange ments had not yet been elaborated missionera stated that sections of
Mr. Justice. Avory said that. Hayter might have ruined the girl's' life.
An official of the Prison Com-
to ensure that the sums so expend several ed will produce revenue available sons for education.
Mr. Mander demanded that the Government should so that the Chinese Government carry out their obligations to Britain.
Capt. Eden promised to do his best to implement the promises of his predecessor.
,of the larger pri..
in the country Art de- voted exclusively 10 boys be tween 15 and 21 who are sentenced- to three mouths' imprisonment and upwards.
Boys from the Home Counties are sent to the boys' prison at Worm- wood Scrubbe. From Salisbury they are generally sent to Winchester Frison.
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Elizabeth,
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