property at the China Arc-." tion Rooms yesterday. Page. The annual meeting of the University Medical Society
Page 7 was held yesterday. News of the death of the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachle was re- celved in the Colony yester- day.
Page 8 The training gallops at Happy Valley yesterday will be found, together with some interesting notes on
7: Page 11 Two schools held their sports meetings yesterday- when. some interesting races were seen. The results are given
.Page 10 our daily column of Home foot-"
ball news, through our spec- Lal air mail service, la pub- lished on
Page.10 His Excellency, Bir William Peel yesterday inspected the Police Force.
Page.
on
LOCAL AND GENERAL
BRITAIN'S SOUND Two cases of small-pox, one of
POSITION .
Budget Shows A Surplus
London, Mar. 27. Britain's financial year : ends on Saturday next and the latest week
diphtheria, one of enteric fever and three of cerebro-spinal fever were reported for the 24 hours ended on March 27...
On account of the inclement weather, the Pear school sports which were to have taken place. at Tanderagee ". to-day, have been postponed until Saturday. April. 14.
The economic crisis in Shanghai is in reality, a reflection of similar conditions throughout China, and the only way to remedy it, the paper in question suggests, is to bring the finances of the country under control. The paper goes on.
ad a law, in force only. Zar 1934 to say that the project, undoubt-
and 1935, for the recovery. of the edly, is a hard one but it 18 cer-
expenses incurred during the re-
The management of the Hong tainly better than doing nothing."
cent socialist uprising, imposing aly Treasury statement shows re- Kong Hotel advises that the usual Centralised control of commerce The first batch of "Condition special tax of from half to six ceipts into and issues out of the Chinese Dinner Dance will func- and finance. will prevent further Statements" submitted by the per cent. on the Income tax Exchequer up to Saturday March tion in the Roof Garden Chinese increase of the excess of imports commercial banks" In response to 3chelors and spinsters are fur--24, ever exports, and at the same time the call made by the Comptrol-thermore required to pay an ad- add vitality to national enterprises er of Currency, shows a pronoun-ditional 20% on their income tax as well as bring about a revival ced improvement over the post--Transocean Kuo Min.
'ture of £28,138,400, after allowance of trade in rural districts,
oceani Kuo Min
Is made for payments in respect " Twenty-four cases of smail-pox, of the War Debt of United States with 12 deaths (3 imported); two "FASCIST EXHIBITION
Government and for money set cases of, diphtheria with three aside for the new sinking fund, l Rome. March 27.
deaths, four cases of typhoid with". The amount of inland revenue two deaths (one imported), 12 The Fascist Exhibition has bee
collected last week was £12,816,- cases of meningitis with Ave Italy and abroad. The figures rea- collected from this source to £381 animal tables, and 38 deaths from visited by thousands of people from 000, bringing the total so far deaths (one Imported), one case of
808Transocean. Kuo Min...
But the one great question has
recent issue of a Shanghai vernacular "paper "might not only prove disturbing but also alarming to a certain extent. It states that Shanghai experiencing 1 economic crisis which set in since the new year and which, SÒ IBF, shows little or no signs of Hifting. This crisis 扭 attributed to several causes . the principle ones being, first of all the general trade depression, the resultant dullness in Industrial enterprises, a number of newly built houses remaining vacant because of high rentals, the great increase of the number of unemployed servants, especially women, unemployment where a slump is going to finish, In general; (which, affect even
the turning coming very sudden- rickshaw coolles), and a consplly. With coous decrease in enrolments in
tions at the end of 1933.
to be answered, and that is, "Stirely attributed to Treasury opera
This improvement is almost en- China ready for such a step?".
tions and the Government's fiscal | The study of booms and slumps is an interesting one. In fact ever
policies," since foreigners traded with Chine partly ascribed to the imports on The increase in deposits is also there have been periodical shake-
Restaurant of that establishment
At that date, there was a net surplus of revenue over expendi- on Sunday. April 1 from 8 pm
outs. It is always, dificult to see Bold for the account of foreign ched since the opening are 2,853,894,000 which exceeds the budget { tuberculosis were reported to the
an improvement of
banks and corporations-Reuter.
trade in Europe it is likely that.S. AIR-MAIL CONTRACTS this will soon spread to China: and put an end to our troubles.
P.0. To Accept Bids
schools above the middle grade.
These facts give a good indica tion of the altuation in Shanghai and in the other states on which Shanghai look to for support, both In business and social life,
Washington, March 277 Shanghai, often called the Paris
-On the eve of his departure for of the East" and, "the 'Nanking
a ten-day ishing holiday, in Flori- Road district the "Broadway of
da, President Roosevelt instructed the East," 18s badly hit by Mother
Post Office officials to arrange Depression. With business in such
for the acceptance of bids from an unhealthy condition, money is
A delightful performance was private companies with a view to rather scarce. Shanghai
and given at the Peak Club-of-a banding back the transportation
' TO SEE OURSELVES
Well Acted At Peak Club
estimate for the whole year by local health authorities last week: about two million pounds,
PROTECTION OF CURRENCY
Customs and excise receipta Berlin, March 27 for the week were 28,009,000 and Following the law promulgated the total la now £283,236,000, which for the protection of the German la considerably in excess of the currency and dealing with the Im-budget estimate. portation of raw materials for in-
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Proposal Of Compulsory
ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS
London, March 27..
With receipts from other sources,
The French Ambassador, M. Cor- the total ordinary revenue already amounts of £713,430,129, as-com- bin, was received by Sir John pared with the budget estimate Simon at the House of Commons for the whole year of 2898,777,000. this evening.
Including the self-balancing It is understood that various items, the budget revenue so far points connected with the recent collected amounts to 2795,180,120, French Note on disarmament, were
discussed-British Wireless,
BIG SAVINGS. Ordinary expenditure last week London, March 27. was £11,137,000 and the total up to Marth 24 was 2674,632,240, which compares with the budget, estimate
other principal cities being in Comedy by Dalafeld in three of the air malls to such concern as such a deplorable state, it is eary scenes called "To See Ourselves" soon as possible to imagine what the conditions in which was much appreciated by a The announcement indicates s Mr, Baldwin, in the House of other places are like,
The country had been threaten-large and enthusiastic audience.sharp withdrawal from the post Commons promised sympathetle ed with a inancial collapse atas. The principle parts were taken tien originally taken up which consideration to the proposal that
of expenditure for the whole year
COST OF VIENNA REVOLT
the 17th year of the Republic, that by Margery Grim. Diana de was made to appear by those a compulsory, levy for inancing of E700,868,000
1928, and statistics show that Brecourt. Harry Harbord, John affected as the act of irresponsible industrial research should be plac- When self-balancing expendi
Vienna, March 215 for a period of ten years prior to Roe and Joan Mollison, while dictatorship although the posted on indusules Sture included and the special this, the excess of imports over piano selections were played by tion might have been dinerent it was tated there was increas issues out of the Exchequer re- It has been announced that the exports was in the neighbourhood Mrs. Keith Valentine. It was a the Army Air Corps had proved ing support for such a proposal, ferred to above are accounted for, Bocisling revolt last month cost. of $300,000,000 per annum. Since great success and a full account efficient, instead of letting the Pre- among
themselves the total expenditure is £787,041,- 80,000,000-schillings, including the SABEríthaWiralessi
729% British Wireless
cost of auxiliary forces. — Reute then, however this figure made an will appear in our columns shortly, sident down Fe