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"It would be a pity." Mr. Higgs sald, referring to taxation of capital "to tax thift"
Mr. Higgs spoke forcibly against "taxation without - re- presentation. He said: "No taxation, without representa- tion" is a slogan which hears the imprint of history upon it. It is a valid objection to in- come tax and the only one. "It we are to have taxation we must have proper representation on the Government, and that must be elected representation and not. representation by appointment.
"It should be possible to have four elected representations in the Government, two from Hongkong and two from the Mainland, one Chinese and one European from both sides.
INSUPERABLE PROBLEM
SCHOOL
NEW A.R.P. BEING BUILT FOR H.K.
Designed For Conversion
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Into Up To Date First Aid Post In 6 Hours
'Special to the Hongkong Daily Press
With 2,000 A.R.P: wardens already trained, 5,000 more are urgently required before the Colony's A.R.P. Depart- ment can consider its activities and protection scheme, complete. This undoubtedly "appears to be a gigantic task and realising the difficulties, the Government has sought to establish an AR.P. School to expedite the training of all officials connected with A.R.P. scheme.
ordinary school and office building into the most up-to- date" first aid post.
TWO DIVISIONS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1939.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 8th NOVEMBER, 1938, 9:30 AM.
A revised edition of the Hong Kong Post Office Guide is on sale at all Post Offices price $1.00.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than Ave written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, Le. 5 cents per 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces. Envelopes must not be closed.
INWARD MAILS
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Air Mall by "Pan American Air-ways Direct Ser-
vice"-San-Francisco date, 31st October,
Air Mall by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris
date 1st November...... Shanghal.
Shangha!
Straits. Haiphong
Detalls of the building and its amenities were reveal- ed to a representative of the "Hongkong Dally Press yesterday by Wing-Comman- It is in two main divisions, one | Manila, der A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, for men and the other for women. Japan, |OBE." Director of A.R.P..
Each section has an who
open shed Straits said that although he had 150 through which those who have Japan. qualified instructors and a full de-been contaminated by poison gas Japan and Shanghal. "The determination of the fran- contimination section, the medical will pass into an air-icck. They Haiphong and Fort Bayard chise should not be an insuperable personal, and the Rescue and Re- then go into a bath, and if not Java and Manila, problem. It would be to some ex-pair sections were not
wounded, pass through another Shanghai to ap tent arbitrary, but it would not strength, and that he needed 5,000 air-lock to the open. If wounded. Manila. be more so than the existing more air-raid wardens.
they pass from the second air-lock method of, Government," he said.
to a dressing station from where serious cases will be removed to hospitals and the others sent home
tice."
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Calcutta. Straits and Saigon.
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—
Japan.
London date, 1st November.
Shanghai and Amoy.
designed with long windows for Shanghai The building has been specially Japan. the protection of the staff against Shanghal. splinters. The windows are eight Japan and Shanghai,
sealed against gas. feet above the ground and can be. S. A. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San
Francisco date, 20th October). ................ Manila. Shanghai
RECRUITING GOOD "In any case, such representa-.
Recruiting is good, he said, and ilon would only be a concession to last month over 400 new workers in ambulances. the right principle. It could not
enlisted. But more are wanted. of course, alter the present system All the posts of Warden Officers of Government. But I am sure have been filled and these officers would make a world of difference are waiting for the deficiencies in to the way the tax is received be the strength to be made up. cause it would be based upon an Describing the new A.R.P. school instinctive political sense of jus-being built in Morrison Hill Road, Happy Valley. Wing Commander The earlier part of Mr. Higgs' Steele-Perkins said that the build- address was devoted to his defence ing was started in September and of the fairness of the principle of is now nearing completion. The Income Tax "It is an acknow- Department expects to enter into ledged, form of taxation almost occupation in the middle of De- the world over. and a method that cember, and there will be some sort readily understand in Eng-of formal opening ceremony before land." Mr. Higgs said. "Though of it is occupied. course there is always a wide- spread, though generally good hu- moured, criticism of it.”
we
MOST UNPATRIOTIC Answering the objections to the tax of the British community in
The building, is estimated to cost nearly $100,000 and is sa designed, that within six hours it can be converted from an
The entire building is blast and splinter proof and also gas proof. It will be air-condition- ed throughout before being occupied.
Shanghai Haiphong
Straits and Manila Amoy and Shanghai.
Canton
PRESENT PURPOSE For the present the building will be used as a school and the rooms In the ground floor will be used for lectures, demonstrations, museums. etc. Those on the upstairs will Calcutta and Straits
Straits. house the A.R.P. offices. In an
Shanghai emergency, the ground door will
Shanghai
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at once be converted into a first aid post, as described earlier, and Japan and Shanghai, the rooms upstairs will be used for Manila.
Hongkong, Mr. Higgs said that what it always has been, an en-/ the nurses and those assisting in Japan and' Shangha!.
people at Home were paying In- come Tax and other taxes as well repot, where capital entered the the treatment work. as being rationed and engaged in
Empire.
It is expected that the present the horrors of war. The attitude
TAX FAVOURED
offices of the A.R.P. Department taken against Income Tax by
Mr. W. J. Keates spoke, in favour will be occupied by the Women's some members of the British com-of Income Tax in Hongkong. He branch of the ARP. organisation munity could be regarded as one every member of the British com-its new quarters.
stressed "the patriotic "duty of when the Department shifts into Shanghai,
Shanghai of the most unpatriotic de- monstrations
anywhere in the Empire.
*It is not a valid objection." Mr. Higgs said. "to say that monex could be found in other ways. Most of those other ways fall on a minority, not the majority."
munity to contribute in this way, GERMAN CLUB TAKEN and added that he didn't care if Similar training facilities have any Chinese in the Colony escaped been arranged for AR.P. workers would contribute their share to Department has taken over the the tax so far as all Britishers on the Kowloon side where the
financing the war.
SALES TAX
former German Recreation Club which is now being used as an A.R.P. training Mrs. A., C. Jeffreys spoke in sup-
and recreation CHINESE OBJECTIONS Answering the objections of the port of the introduction of a Sales centre. This will be a subsidiary Chinese community in Hongkong Mr. C. M. Hall, citing the success being built in Morrison Hill Road.
Tax, while the speaker following, to the main ARP. headquarters to the same tax. Mr. Higgs sald, with which this tax is operated on "Everyone knows that owing to
the war in China we have hun-
the American continent, also ad-! dreds of Chinese here under the vocated its introduction in Hong- protectim of the British flag who
kong.
have been living in security both financial and otherwise. Surely it is not too much to ask then to pay! for the privilege to live in the Colony:
N.
Mr. F. C. Mow Fang spoke to say that he would vouch for the support to all patriotic measures of the permanent Chinese community in Hong- kong, who were heart and soul in sympathy with the British Government.
The visiting business population,
Sufficient stocks of gas masks are available for A.E.P, work- ers and the first shipment of 100,000 for the use of the civilian population has already been shipped from England and will be here before within the next few weeks. Further shipments will follow...
NOT UP TO STANDARD Describing the difficulty, of get- ting the local gas mask factories.. to supply Hongkong's needs, Wing-
"It comes to this. that if our Chinese friends object to the Clov ernment's proposals and are un-1 willing to pay for their own se- curity here. if they "now of a he would agree with Mr. Terry Commander Steele-Perkins showed better. "clo" as Old Bill said, they presented had better go to it
"I am aware that many have already given liberally to the British War Organisation Fund. This 13 gratefully acknowledged. But "surely they can see that the financ- ing of a war cannot depend upon voluntary and irregular donations. The whole coin- munity must play Its part la It."
CANNOT AFFORD
The next speaker, Mr. J. Gibson.
them.
the pressman some masks made by a problem where it would perhaps be physically im-local factories and "said that they possible to collect Income tax froin did not comply with his require- ments, and that some of the sam- ples sent Home from Hongkong COLONY UNIQUE
had failed to stand up to the tests Mr. P. B. Cassidy, addressing the to which they were subjected in meeting, said that no one as yet England. He had therefore de- had spoken to further the point:cided to get all his gas masks from that Hongkong as a unit of the England, and it will not be long British Empire was unique. It was before the Colony's entire needs one of the very few non-producing jare supplied, colonies, but it was important as
a financial and commercial cen-
tre.
He thought it would be correct
said he would attempt to convince for Government to wait until the
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Japan and Shanghai,
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Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. . "
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Saigon Shanghai
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When and
Date and Time
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and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air G.P.O. France Airways Direct Service "—due Paris, 16th | Reg. November.
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Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U. S, A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 13th November.
K.P.O. Reg. 8th 5.00 E Urd. '9th 5.30 F G.P.O.
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Par. 8th 6.00 PM
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--due. London, 14th December.".. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira,
Marques, East and Bouth - Africa,
FRIDAY
Ognton Amoy and Shanghai Bandakan.
Shanghai and, parecis only for Tientsin
the meeting that they could not new Chinese Income Tax Law Wi Wo, allas Ho Ham, 33, atbp afford to pay income tax. "It can- would be applied throughout China į toki, was committed by Mr. Q, A. not be collected fairly," Mr. Gibson before the Income Tax would be A, Macfadyen at Kowloon Court Straits and Calcutta. said, "If it can, let us pay. Other- introduced in Hongkong, as this yesterday to the Criminal Sessions Parcels only Haiphong. wise it is an imposition and an new law "should prevent.. the on a charge of soliciting to com- 'Amoy. unfair tax."
menace of a fight of capital,
PLAYGROUNDS
mit a murder.
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Torre It was alleged that he and Haiphong Following the discussion on In-Chan Lal, a woman, had procured | Manila, come Tax, there was a shorter dis- two persons for the sum of $70 to cussion on playgrounds."
murder Mak Chuen, her husband. Mr. C. M. Hall, referred to the At the conclusion of committal over-poor condition of the Middle Road proceedings yesterday, Chian. Lai
Mr. Gibson Bald there were 100.- 000 people in the Colony, affected by the tax, who could not read English. Inspectors and collectors galore would be required, and the Crown Bolicitors would be taxed with local actions
FINANCIAL CENTRE
Saigon.
Sharghat
Lourenco
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playground, which he sald was was discharged for lack of surf. Straits and Calcutta " rapidly deteriorating as too many cent evidence again her. Mrs. E. M. Bando was the first older children were allowed in. to bring up the question of Hong-while Mr. Lenapart spoke of the kong as a financial centre. Mis. need of a playground for children | Sundo sald Hongkong was at the in Yaumati district, the most den- nerve endings of a great Britishsely populated 'district,' he said, of Empire. The Home Government Kowloon.
Exhibition Teunis Cancelled
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7 (Reuter)---- wanted men, clamouring as they There were about 20 persons | The exhibition tennis by the were to to Home, to serve here, to present, Mayor C. M. Manners, Philippine Davis Cup team has help to make the Colony remain O.B.E.." being in the chair.
been cancelled.
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