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FINANCIAL PROGRAMME
OF CHINA FOR YEAR
CHUNGKING, Feb. 28 (Central)-Dr. H.: H. Kung, Minister of Finance and concurrently Vice-President of the Executive Yuan, out- lines a four-fold financial programme for the current year in a special article.
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Dr. Kung heads his program me with reconstruction, indicat- ing his belief that the home-front would ultimately deal the knock- | out blow to Japan, · He make," it known that established reconstruc- tionaj” projects and new economic, and Industrial enterprises absorb- ing hundreds of millions of dollars, have been probed and overhauled,
To expedite the modernisation of Land tax returns so far total an the Southwest and the Northwest the average of 70 per cent of the actual government banks, (Central Bank of estimate, dus partly to inefficiency. China, Bank of China, Bank of Com-and partly to the inability of the munications and Farmers' Bank of very poor to pay their duties,
Mr. Oliver Stanley who succeed- China) as well as provincial banka dual yet separate collecting, and ed Mr. L. Hore-Bellsha as War have been ordered to open a network auditing system had been introduced Minister. of branches in the interior.
to combat inefficiency, Rural credit - Secondly, in addition to control over and co-operatives, both consumers and imports and exports, the government producers, will help to bring about will supply consumption goods to the prosperity in the country. people at the minimum cost, Dr. Kung Fourthly, the army of trained young announces. He is certain the messure, | collector, accountants, auditors, and a_quasi-monopoly scientifically and co-operative workers will be increased. efficiently operated to substitute con- New personnel, are being trained and sumption tax, will beneft, the poor. field workers recalled for further training. Dr. Kung places, genuine
READJUSTMENT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
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Calentts, Straits, and Saigon .........
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London date, 21st February,
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Manila. @hanghai Manila,
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US. A., & Manila (San Francisco date. 31st Jan.)
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HIRE, NATIONAL Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai Shanghai
faith in collegs. and senior middle CALL-OVERS
school graduates, bo are, receiving from Central and local authorities administrative as well as mocal,
Japan and Shanghai, Japan. Thirdly, the Government is enforo ing a thorough readjustment of local
LONDON, Feb, 28 ((Reuter)The Haiphong and Holhow finances. Local governments receive instructions. He declares that the official call-overs for the Lincoln- Canton their principal incomes from land tax, young officials have done away with shire are as follows::
Shanghai 15 to 45 per cent, of which they have perfunctoriness and corruption, em-
Balgon, to remit to the provincial treasuries.phasizing that a healthy system of
Quartier Maitre 8-1 o; Wonersh Bangkok The elasticity of the 13 to 45 per cent production, distribution, reconstruc- 100-9 6 100-8 ; Titan 12-19, Shanghai remittances provides the magistrataa|tion, central and local finances 100-8 t Bemmps-a-Dalsy 100-8 ̧¤.. leeway for special needs in their haien depends upon employing the right 100-7 t; Aldine, Golden Sovereign, or districts.
Southport and Ticcagazi, 100–7 0; Habun Rosetown and Spliced 100- 6 0; Time Step, Davy Doolittle and Uncle Archie 20-1 0.
COLONY HEALTH: FIVE CASES OF
SMALL - POX
Seventeen cases of tuberculosis, five cases of small-pox (one from Victoria and four from Kowloon). three cases of cerebro-spinal fever. two cases each of chicken-pcx and dysentery, and two cases, each of diphtheria and enteric fever were notified to the Health Department.
POLITICAL CEYLON:
men.
RUSSIAN FLEET
ON WATCH
MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Renter) The Soviet Navy Commis- sar, M. Kutznetsov has ar- rived at Murmansk at last.
He is reported to have. ordered the Soviet Fleet to take up positions along the waters of the whole Russian Coast in the North.
Japan and Shanghai,
Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghal-Vancouver
"B.C. date. 10th February)................. Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow
The call-overs for the Grand Haiphong, Hollow & Port Bayard National are as follows:—Symnethis Egypt and Straits
¦13-1 o., 14- ́t;' Airgeadstos,"Kilstar." Shanghai
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Workman, Elackhawk, Dominicka | Shanghai and Amoy Cross and Macmoffat 20-1° 6; Old | Bangkok and Saigon, Pal 20-1 o., 25-1 t'; Rockquilla 25-1
t, and o: Venturesome Knight 25-1 To, 33-1 t, and 0.
Europe via Suez and Straits (London date, 18th
January).
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Calcutta and Straits Japan
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CRISIS PRECIPITATED IN Japan
SIX
MINISTERS
COLOMBO, Feb. 28 (Reuter)-All six Ceylon Ministers resigned yesterday evening. This sudden crisis was precipitated by H.E. the Governor's (Sir Andrew Caldecott) decision in connexion with a dif- ference which has arisen between the Home Minister, Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, and the Inspector-General of Police. Mr. P, N. Banks, regarding the carrying out of the State Council's decision to post- pone certain criminal proceedings.
The differerize originally deve loped from labour trouble on an up-country estate on Jan. 10. which led to the institution of criminal proceedings against the rioters on the one hand, and the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the alleged shooting by the Police, on the other,
PROTEST TO GOVERNOR
The Governor, though re gretting that Mr. Banks' bai not "worded his letter more happily" to the Home Minis- ter, did not think there had been insubordination, as al- leged.
POLICE RESPONSIBILITY
RESIGN
Straits and Saigon.
Europe via Suez and Straits-(Lodnon date, 25th
January).
U.3.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San Fran-
cisco date, 6th February),
Strals and Manda
Java and Manila,
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SOVIET TROOPS NEAR VIBORG.
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date, 24th February. HELSINGFORS, Feh.
28 shanghai (Reuter)-Soviet troops were Shanghai still six miles from Viborg on Tientsin. Monday morning, and the Finns are holding their second line of defence despite terrific pressure.
MORE AIR RAIDS Southern Finland was bombed by Soviet planes on Monday, but, s0
He also pointed out the statu-far as is known, only three people
were killed.
Helsingfors had four air-raid
The Home Minister subsequently tory responsibility, imposed on the protested to the Governor that Police and doubted the propriety Banks had not carried out the of the procedure adopted by the
"instruction"
to postpone the
Home Minister.
cases pending the Commission's The Ministers maintain that the report. as decided by the State question goes to the root of the Council.
Donoughmore Constitution.
|NAZI WEAPON TO
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alarms, but no tombs were dropped.
-The result of Soviet, sir-raids in the first fortnight of February shows that 98 civilians were killed and 134 injured. -
FINNISH COMMUNIQUE
A Finnish communique. states that west of the Karelian Isthmus,
but suffered heavy losses,
FIGHT the Soviets continued their attacks, FIGHT AIR ATTACK: INCENDIARY LINKED TO CHAINS
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter's Special Correspondent with the RA.F. in France)~R.A.F, long-distance bombers, which landed on a⠀⠀ French aerodrome before dawn today after participating in the most important series of reconnaissance fights over Germany since the war began, ran the gauntlet of the whole German, anti-aircraft de- ferice with one exception.
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Fighters were seen, but they made Unterlenlindan and the Wilhelm na attempt to attack the raidors. strasse to release their load."e
B-SEARCH-LIGHTS /
Only one fighter, was seen here- abouts, but it did not attempt to join
Over the heavily-fortified aress of Western Germany, four Messersch-in combat with the raiders which were
plainly visible in bright moonlight. mitts, were spotted at different points.
More leaflets were dropped at The bombers were caught in the
Cologne. beams of multi-coloured search-lights.
IMPORTANT DETAILS This activity aa greatest over the Rubr district.
Strata and Manila"
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Date and Time
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THURSDAY
Thu. 25th
K.R.O.
Reg, 9.30 AM
ak
Airmail for Indo-Chins, Iran, and France (Paris Ord.
and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service "-due Paris 7th Reg. The Flans captured a number of
March. arms and destroyed eighteen tanks, Fort Bayara
North-east of Lake Ladoga there | Hälphong ........... was strong artillery activity, in Shanghai." which the Finns destroyed three tanks and two armoured-cars.
10.00 AM
О.Р.О.
9.30 AM
Ord
10.00 AM
1.30 PM
2.00 FK
2.30 PM
K.P.O.
Reg.
2.45 PM
In the direction pf Petsamo, the Soviets made several attacks.
Ord.
3.80, PM
GPO.
2.45 PM
1.20 PX
7,00 PM 7,00 PM
Frl. Mär, Ist
The Firins have transferred their Manlia, Australia and New Zealand Via Thursday Reg. lines to Nautsi. Two tanks were Island-due Thursday Island 13th March ... Ord. destroyed and there was a success- | Amoy,
fui ambush and activity by the Straits and Calcutta......... Finns.
BRITISH CRUISER
DELAYED
Carton
FRIDAY
Parcels only for Strafta, Ceylon and Egypt." Shanghai
7.35 am 9.30 AM 1.2.30PM! GPA, & EP.O.
Baigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Europe | Reg
via Marseilles due Marseilles, - 28th March
́MONITVEDEO, Feb, 28 (Reuter) -The British cruiser. Dorsetshire. Other town crossed included which was expected here yesterday | Manila, Heavy anti-aircraft fire was
Emden, Duisberg and Dortmund. countered in the neighbourhood of observed by the planes and, it is ties which had been arranged for The most important details were not arrive after all and the festivi- morning for supplies and fuel did
Colònge and Dusseldorf.
INTENSE FIRE
en-
Poe section of the flight was under intense fire for some minutes, and for another spell dodged spasmodic bursta.
"Screaming onions" (incendiary shells which in some cases were linked to chusins designed to warp themselves around the raiders and 'send them Crashing to earth in fames) were discharged at the aircraft, but they missed their mark,
One battery of four guns fred greenish coloured balls and elsewhere red orange fireballs were fired under the aircraft.
NIGHTMARE FLIGHT
believed, by those which few over
the important ses ports in north-west the officers and men were cancelled, Germany and the Baltic
In less than week, R.A.F. night-
SATURDAY-
Straits, Ceylon, India and London Parcels
London 9th April,
chie
fiers, by the aid of photographs and great mass of new information about Haiphong ordinary observation, have secured Germany with little or no loss.
Aberdeen Trawler Drives
Off Two German Planes
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter) When the Aberdeen trawl-
er Arora was attacked by two German planes in the North Sea yesterday the trawler replied with her gun.
rannoch.
Shanghal Japan.
Air Mall for “Imperial Airways Direct Service"-
due London 10th March.
SUNDAY Tintain (Parcels only),
MONDAY · Saigon and Bangkok,
This nightmare flight was, one of: The planes were driven off the north-east Scottish ecast yes- several carried out. The series, on- nounced by the Air Ministr this and one disappeared with day. The others were the Bils Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand morning, constituted the fourth R.A.F. smoke pouring from its tail dean, Craig Collieach and Strath-
Brisbane-due Brisbane Mst March night survey of Germany in five days, and gradually losing height.»
Haiphong guests The aircraft first visited Boskum,
The Bilsdean and Craig Collieach Straits (Parcels only). The Arora was raked with ma-
tacked by a single machine which Straits, Cesion, India, Mombasa. Betra, Lourenco- were fishing together and were at Shanghat dropped bombs and used its ma-Marquer, East and South Africa. chine-gun
the base of mine-laying seaplanes, chine-gun fire and was hit by a after which they separated for two main objectives--Berlin and the Ruhr. Incendiary or winter the
LEAFLETS DROPPED AME For about twenty minutes, Leaflets and recognition fares were skipper and chief amcer replied to dropped on Berlin, where not a single the attack with their Lewis gun. searchlight came on, although the airgraft came down to a few thousand feet above such famous streets as the
DAR FOUR ATTACKED
Bullets hit the vessels but the
crews escaped injury, ked
The Strathrannock continued on The Arora was one of four trawl- her trip but the others returned to ers attacked by German planes off port.
Canton
Ord.
2.45 FM 3.30 PM
7.00
Sat, 2nd.
G.P.O. & XP.O. Par. - 1st, 5,00 x Reg 1st 5.00PM Ord. 2nd 8.30 AM. 10.00 AM ***9.30 PM)
2.30 FM
GPO & EPO 5.00 IN
Hog.
Ord.
5.30 PM
Sun, 3rd.
9.00 AM
Mon. 4th
GPO. & KP.O Par. 2nd 5.00 Beg, 4th 845 AM
Ori, 4th 3,30 AM
1.00RM:
1.30 PM
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7,00 F
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