HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BIG
INCREASES
IN
DIRECT & INDIRECT
TAXATION
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter} - Substantial all-round increases in direct and indirect taxation, including the raising of the Income-Tax level to 7s. 6d. in the £, and large increases in so-called luxury articles, were announced by Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he introduced the War Emergency Budget in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon.
At the outset, Sir Johned. for the other three quarters. 'Simon said that when he in- troduced the budget at the end of April he estimated the
for expenditure
the to year
would . amount
Income tax due by direct pay- ment on January 1'next would be made at the seven shilling rate,
£1,322,000,000.
VAST TOTAL
The delence expenditure includ- ed in that vast total was at that time stated as £830,000,000.
The Budget proposals were" cal-. culated to raise from revenue £9-42,000,000, and, consequently, at that time, £380,000,000 was left to be borrowed within the financiali
year.
Before the Finance Act passed, the figures, for this year's expenditure on defence had grown to a total of £730.000.000, and the amount to be borrowed at that timme
to something
NEW SURTAX SCALES After indicating that allowances in respect of income-tax would be. reduced, Sir John Simon turned to surtax and intimated that he proposed that new
surtax scales should run from is, 3d, on incomes of £2,000 to 9s, 84, for incomes over £30,000. By this means sur- tax would produce another £5.- 000,000 this year and £8,000,000 In the full year.
creases
The Chancellor indicated €50,000 that for estates over was
the increase would be 25 per cent, the yield from these in-
being
estimated at. £6,000,000 in the full year.
ALL TAXES Additionally, Sir Total expenditure when Parlla-proposed increases to all taxes on ment rose in August was 1.453.- alcoholic liquor to take effect as 000,000, of which £502,000,000 was
from to-morrow. - to be borrowed.
came
£480.000.000.
Inke
These totals. vast as they were, were arrived at the basis that we remained at peace throughout the year.
His Excellency "the Governor photogcplied at the Seventh- Extra Race meeting on Satur- day.
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NAZIS PREPARE FOR LONG WAR
"Freedom Station" Broadcast
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)
A German Freedom" Station broad- cast declares that German soldiers und and are already wading in
what it will, be like in
John Simon
| asks
winter.
There will be an additional pen- ny on a pint of beer, and this. It
the
The broadcast says that lightning war of the Nazis was a lie. Germany is in the situation of Austria when Herr Schuschnigg
is estimated, will produce £11,-called at Berchtesgaden and Herr 000.000 this year and £27.000,000 von Ribbentrop was summoned to in the full year..
Moscow. added duty, The Nazis are preparing for a Spirits with the ADDITIONAL £500,000,000 On Sept. 3 we were at war and would cost 13/9d. a bottle. and long war, which means starvation a vote of credit for an additional this is estimated to produce £3.- £500,000,000 was promptly adopt-1500,000 in the full year.
Also there would be further ad- ditions on light wines.
ed.
The Chancellor said he could not guarantee this Arst vote for credit would be sufficient to cover all requirements up to March 31
next.
"
one
LUXURIES UP
include Other Increases penny a pound on fully refined sugar, two shillings a pound in-. The need for a further budget crease on tobacco, and 80 per cent. as promptly as possible was self-excess profits tax modelled on the evident as we should be facing in armaments profts duty, and ap- this financial year a total outlay plied over the whole field of trade of nearly £2,000,000,000,
PLAN EXPLAINED
The plan he put forward was that in the full year the standard rate of income-tax should be 78. Gd, in the £.
During the present year, he pro-' posed that the rate should be This rate should seven shillings.
and industry.
B
Referring to the increase in the capital wealth of Indivi- duals during the war, Sir John Simon announced that capital levy was being studied, but it was not practicable to apply one during the war. The new
said proposals
the
be regarded as a composite rate, Chancellor, would produce £107.- made up of five shillings and six-000,000 this year and over £228,- pence for the first quarter and 78.000.0000 in the full year."
CHINA WAR NEWS NEUTRALITY
DEBATE IN
Continned From Page 1
south-west Shansi, and Fengling
tu. Important Yellow River cross- ing, are launching a drive east- ward with Juicheng as their ob- jective.
J
U. S. SENATE
BILL OPTIMISTIC
Fierce fighting, according to latest military despatches, 1s now SUPPORTERS OF NEW raging in the vicinity of Juicheng. Meanwhile, over 100 Japanese are attacking the Chinese post-
WASHINGTON. Sept.
28 tions in the vicinity of Yuslang.
the (Reater) The debate on north-east of Yungts, encounter-
administration's деж Neu- ing frm Chinese resistance. They are reported to have already suf-
tralty Band the repeal of fered more than 200 casualties,
the Arms Embargo may begin Japanese Thrown Back
in the Senate on Oct. 2. CHANGSHA, Sept. 28 (Central)
Senator Borah, Leader of the The Japanese vanguards who, crossed the Mi River on Sept. 25 Opposition to the measure, An- are reported to have been thrown nounces that its opponents could back for a considerable distance gain a little time by an extended and have suffered heavily as a re-discussion in the Foreign Rela- sult of Chinese counter-attacks. tions Committee.
It is said that despite the Jap- anese use of poison gas, the Chin-
The Committee is, therefore, ex-
ese have successfully clung to Pected to approve of the measure
their positions...”.
on
The Japanese at Yingtien the south bank of the Tungting Lake have also been subjected to servere counter-attacks by the Chinese. More than ten Japanese transports have arrived there with reinforcements and military sup- plies.
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promptly and its supporters are optimistic about quick action by the Senate
The
CABLE
FRENCH POUND SIEGFRIED LINE: MANY POSITIONS WIPED OUT
PARIS, Sept. 28 (Reuter)--The Germans have com-' pletely evacuated Saarbrüecken and the French are serious- ly threatening Zweibrucken, which is now under continu- ous artillery fire.
Saarbruecken was evacuated because the French artil lery and machine-gun Are became so heavy that the Ger- mans were unable to hold the town and they are trying to loosen the grip with which the French are partly encircling
it.
Between Zweibrucken and Hornbach the Germans aro showing uneas'ngs owing to the French hold on the Ohren-."
protrudes that salient, which Into German territory, ita ridges dominating the Horn- bach stream). German, guns have
been
this pounding salient for days.
WIPED OUT
PARIS, Sept. 28" (Reuter)-- the
Many important positions or
Siegfried Line bave been wiped out by French artillery "Are. "It that there have been between 30 to 40 pill- boxes to the square mile in the
was stated in Paris
ne.
*
is The Intense German fire' believed to have been intend- the ed as protection for troops who are hurriedly TO- building the shattered block- houses and erecting new pill- boxes.
Charming punters at Races on Saturday,
the
German troope the CROIX DE GUERRE:
from Polish front are still report- ed to be massing behind the Siegfried Line.
VILLAGES SHELLED"
28 PARIS. Sept.
NEW FRENCH MEDAL
FARIS, Sept. 28 (Reuter)—The (Reuter) French Army is awarding a new for the people, death for the German artillery fire has length- Croix de Guerre different from flower of youth and destruction of ened and is now being directed that of the last war.
towards the French rear.Villages The new medal will be awarded which are far behind the lines, for gallantry not only on the Beld which have been evacuated are
of battle, but for valorous feats now being shelled.
outside the battle zone.
our towns.
LISBON AS PORT OF CALL FOR
! An official French comments- .tor says that the concentration
first:
DEFENCE
COUNCIL
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.-PAGE 7
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PENINSULA HOTEL, U
HONGKONG HOTEL, KEPULSE BAY HORRI
SHANGHAI
HOUSE; PALACE HOTE
HOTELS
LIMITED.
Amociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Tire. Feking
China Peace Campaign Mission
CHUNGKING, Sept. 28. (Central) -That a special musión' be or
ganised and sent to Europë and
MARINE COURT CASES
Unlawful Boarding Fire And Prison
Several cases of unlawful board-
Americs under the sponsorship of ing and making fast to steamers. the Chinese LP.C. and several in the harbour were dealt with m other public bodies having in the Marine Court, by Hon. Com interest in the anti-aggression | mander G. F. Hole, Harbour Mas work is one of several important ter, yesterday.
Yeung Yee, 40, mistress of host- reso'utions adopted at the meeting
of the General Connell of the No. 1486V and Teul Fuk, 50, mɔ“: China Branch of the International tress of boat No. 2320, were each fined $1b, in default, two weeks Peace Campaign last Monday.
PUBLICITY
hard labour, on a charge of mak-:
Among the other resolutions Ing fast to a vessel in harbour on may also be mentioned the dect-September 27.
Cheng Po-bung, 25, describert sion to make all efforts to have China's anti-aggression movement as a prostitute, residing at 25% and the progress of her actually Des Voeux Road West, was finel armed resistance to aggression $20, in default, three weeks' hard.
in labour, when she pleaded guilty, to well publicized, particularly
Islands, charge of unlawful boarding. America, the South Sea
Chan Sam, 23, also a prostitute, Australia and India.
The meeting was held in the residing at 40, Gloucester Road. new and spacious offices of the was sentenced to a month's hatt LP.C. China Branch, and was labour without the option of a mag presided over by Mr. Shao Li-tze for unlawful boarding. Defendan its Vice-President.
it was, stated, was fined last week for a similar offence. C
MEMBERS PRESENT
Cheng Yau, 20, memployed, ut The members of the General U.S. SHIPS
Council present included such ave others were each fined #m WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) of German troops at Aachen (Alx; BURMA
prominent persons as La Chao, in default, 10 days hard labour. La now. considered i The United States has decided la-Chapelle)
a "charge of unlawtijl adjutant-general to President Lin also on not as important as was at
Sen, Tseng Yang-fu, former Mayor boarding. RANGOON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-A
Yeung Sam 29, master of cargo send a warship to Lisbon. The reason is stated to be be- thought. He said that four Ger-!
of Canton, Kuo Mo-jo, celebrated, cause Lisbon is the terminus of man planes were brought down Defence Council has been formed
Third boat No. 101, and two others were writer and Director of the the on Monday and two French planes in Burma to deal with problems Bureau of the Political Affairs each fined as with the alternative, Рад
clippers on American
other than those in the sphere of trans-Atlantic service and, as it is lost in Germany.
Department, Mr. H. P. Tseng, of five days' imprisonment on a also possible that Lisbon may be A War Communique states that military command.
the marked by
The Chairman of the Council will Director of the International De-charge of mooring their boats out made a port of call for American yesterday merchant ships en route to Euro-activity
reconnaissance be the Governor, Bir Archibald partment of the Central Publicity side of five others lying alongslite
Board, M. Kong Hsin-chih, noted a vessel at Yannati Bay, Cochrane. pean ports..
local business leader, Mr. Wang Peng-sheng, well-known authority on Far Eastern international rela- tions, Mr. Tang Ko-san. noted Mohammedin leader. and Miss Liu Ching-yang, member of the People's Political Connici,
units
was of
our
CAPITULATION ARMISTICE
WARSAW: CITY
OF DECLARED:
FOOD SITUATION TRAGIC
WARSAW, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-A report states that an armistice was agreed upon since noon and that conditions
of capitulation are now being discussed.
A message from Washington reports that the Nazi Em- bassy there stated yesterday that it had been officially in- formed that Warsaw had surrendered at 11.30 in the morning.
INFERNO ON EARTH:
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) — A message received in London yesterday afternoon "from Radio Warsaw, said that the Polish capital was now destroyed and was an inferno on earth.
There was no talk of surrender, but it was announced that the water supply had been destroyed and that. epidemic was feared.
The food situation is tragic and the jast hospital had been wrecked. Three thousand civilians had been killed in the last twenty-four hours and German planes were still dropping incendiary bombs and the number of fires were increasing.
The Polish broadcast conclude in while one of us is alive."
(Reuter) BERLIN, Sept. 28 -A statement issued by the claims Naxi High Command
We will never give
Horsey Keeps His Tail Up
Since the war began and es Decially since the rationing "of petrol Jast week, the roar of London's traffic has become fain-
"The communique states that Now the Minister of Transport the proposal was made owing to says that there is room for horses the desperate. elvilians
Gen. Liu Shih, local Garrison Commander. Mr. Chen Shih, Chan cellor of the Chung Hua Univer-
DID BREMEN aly, and Mr. Shen Chungju, mem- CHANGE HER
FLAG?
ber of the People's Political Coun- all were the honorary chairmant of the Chinese IP.C. who attended the meeting,
T.U.C. & War
Emergency
ST. ANDREW'S
Successful Year
Of Activities
The eleventh annual general meeting of B Andrew's Clab Kowloon, was held last night at St. Andrew's Church Hall, The Vicar, the Rev. J. R. Hžys, being in the chair. There were about 25 members wrésent.
The Chairman addressing "the meeting, said the Club was, pronti of its successful "year" in "various activities, and wished especially to... LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-The congratulate the two members of General Coumell of the Trade Union the Ladies' horsey team, who hấc Congress considered the question of played the Interport match Trade Union relations with the against Shanghai, the Misses Ger Ministry of Supply and a number trude White and Hijda Reid, et
GIANT LINER: NOW- AT MURMANSK
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) - With reference to the statement made by Mr, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, that the German lines Bremen was in w Russian port, it is rumoured hereof other emergency matters. that the giant trans-Atlantic liner is now at Murmansk.
Just before the outbreak of the war, the Bremen left New York for an unknown destination and rumours have been prevalent ever. since about her fate.
- VARIOUS THEORIES Various theories, have been ad- vanced for the method of her es- cape, one of which was that she.. changed her flag and was so ren dered immune. “
in the House of Comumons yesterday, Mr. Winston Chur- chill was asked if it was pos¬ sible for the enemy vessal tu change her nationality on the high seats,
Mr. Churchill did not answer.
situation of the again in London. Horses, bicycles L'ANESE RAID
that 'Warsaw has capitulated unconditionally and adds that the town will probably be ALLEGED FALSE
handed over on Sept. 29.
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) —— A message
states The horse is coming back again from Paris TRADE MARK
that a proposal by the Polish Com- and can now be seen in the streets
twenty-four-hour of Central London. Japanese planes have beavily
management of the Taxmander for a bombed Hsinshi on the south Cheong Hing firm, No. 35. Des Armistice was announced. In an bank of the Mi River, south-east Voeux Road West, was summoned official communique received there of Milo.
before Mr. T. J. Houston at the from the military commander of Reinforcements
Central Court yesterday for the Warsaw.
DESPERATE SITUATION SHIUHING, KWANDTUNG, Sept unlawful possession of bags of 28 (Central-Eight hundred Jap-flour to which a false trade mark.
OVER YULIN anese reinforcements have been "Battleship." had been applied.:
YULIN, SHENS1, Sept. 28 (Cen- rushed from Kowkong to Chung- The complainant was Lee Chi-
tremendous and traps are being bought)Yulin, Important town in shan District where the Invaders hung, of Messrs. H. Skott and have heavily suffered from Chin- Company. No. 7, Queen's Road damage, combined with the lack large numbers by the people who
severe aerial attacks by 12 Jap- ese counter-attacks
Central. for whom Mr. O. E C.of water and the fear of epide are just beginning to realise that northern Shensi, was subjected to anese planes yesterday. More than Marton appeared. Mr. Hn-sh'ng mica
100 high explosives were rained, SHIURING, KWANGTUNG, Sept. Lo was for the defence.
Killing and wounding over twenty 28 (Central) Two hundred Jap-
The bags of four, bearing the
which civilians and devastating a wide anese troops invading Yuishan on
losses to area.. the Sunwul-Hokshat highway to alleged false trade mark, were
ply: commandeer Chinese farmers to discovered in the godown of the repair roads are reported to have Chma Navigation Co., Ltd. oz been repulsed by the Chinese in September: 18. an enveloping attack?
Fighting In Hokaban
Mr. 8. C. Crowden, of the B. and
and the
The capital is completely destroyed and is still subject to unceasing artillery - fire." "The water claterns and filters have been destroyed and it is very diflenlt bo give aid to the civilians owing to the constant bombardiments. ⠀
they can get about without motor.car..
consider future decisions will help to avoid new the Poll Population has yet been rec Proposal,
An earlier tlane that
8. testified that the four was CITY IN RUINS
All monuments and every single were brough have kept in the godown, having ar- Querantine restrictions
church Hes in ruins. The state creasing the been imposed - “against arrivals rived on September 16.
town shot down in the from Shanghai on account of The hearing was adjourned to of the civilians and the
October. 9
forces the Polish Command
to saw to 108. cholera
$
to the
Trade returna for the month of August released by the Customs men-House in Shanghal, show an ex- anescess of $29,523,272 of imports over in-exports for the whole of China, planes representing a decrease of $7,406
War 289 as compared with the figure
for July(Central News).
The Council decided to ask the Prime Minister to receive a deputa- tion to, discuss these questions.
The Council has received ar Invitation to meet the affnister of Labour together with representa- tives of organized employers for a Joint discussion next week in re- gard to the setting up of a Nation- al Joint Advisory Board as suggest- ed by the General Council
AIRPORT NEWS »» Imperial Airways:.
NORTHBOUND
Where it had now, besóme necessary" that: the Club: take- upon itself some work in con nexion with the War, it would be well to remember the com- ing Church" Pete, part of the proceeds from which would be donated to the British Bed Cross.
Mr. Riggs Huggested that there be two dramatic shows this year.
The election of officers was 35 follows-President, the Rev, J. E Higgs; Vice-Presidente, R; Bakı- win, RB, Wong, R. Dormer, A. U Jeffreys and €, 6. P. ·Heywood;
Sunday. Bangkok, Hino, Hong. Hon, Becretary, I V. Wons. En
kung.
Della, Dorado 4′& 5 p.m.
SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Harol, Bangkok. *Delia-7 a.m.
Air Franice:
NORTHBOUND Wednesday: France, Banof
Hongkong. Service-pin,
THE SOUTHBOUND
Thursday: Hano), France. Service a.me/
Pan American AirwaYK:
EASTBOUND
Treasurer, H. P. White? Cams mittee Members, J. B. Turlington: Miss E Banker, Mias J.. Wong. E J. Millington, M. M. Davies and o S. M; Thom
Miss F Weng was elected Enc key Captain, and "Alas G. White, Vice Captain. The first practice will be held on Tuesday, October, 3;./ MARA
TURKEY'S ENVOY TO GERMANY
LONDON, Sept. 28' (Reuter).
Friday: V. 8. A. Manila, Bong new Turkish Ambassador to Ger
many presented his credentialg Herr Hitler in Berlin yesterda
The) Chinese
Philippine Clipper 2 pm.
WESTBOUND Saturday: Manila, UBA- Philippine Clipper 8.30 am.⠀ Note: The Pan Americari Air ways Clipper due In Hongkong last Wednesday is forty-eight hours late because of weather conditions
Loca between here and Manila. officials report the Cipper de ea zlotis pected to arrive at Kal Tak to-day,|Japa