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London, April 1
The fact that the national accounts for the year ended yesterday "show a surplus of £48,000,000 Instead of £2,000,000, for which Mr. Baldwin budgeted, constitutes a striding contrast against the deficits of our Continental neighbours and confirms the sound state of the (courby's finances.
The surpins goes automatically to reduction of debt, which, in view of the budgetary debt provision of £40,000,000 will be thereby reduced by £3,000,000,
Revenue exceeded the Budget estimates by £18,000,000, in spite of the fact that the Excess Profits Duty, which was estimated to yield £12,000,000 falled to contribute a single penny. The fact that the yield from all other taxation items exceeded Treasury anticipations suggests that trade conditions are not so bad as the financial experts expected them to be.
The expenditure showed a reduction of nearly £28,000,000 on the Estimates, the fighting forces recording a saving of £16,000,000," and the civil services over $12,000,000—Reuter,
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THE BIG GERMAN TRIAL.
Manich, April 1. The court was packed to suffocation when the sentences were read. Many were unable to gain admission.
Ludendorff was in the full uniform of a General, and some of the other accused persons were also in uniform, wearing all their War medals and decorations.
The verdict was received quietly by the public but the accused, especially Ludendorff, were loudly cheered by crowds outside.
Poehner, Kriebel, and Waber were also sentenced to five years detention in a fortress. The accused were ordered to pay costs, and a fine of two hundred gold marks.
The prisoners will be conditionally released after six months. The costs of the case as regards Ludendorff will be borne by the State. The other accused people, Frisk, Roehm, Brueckner, Wagner, and Pernet were sentenced to fifteen months detention in a fortress, and payment of costs with fines of one hundred gold marks; but they will be released immediately on an undertaking of good pe- haviour until April 1st, 1928.—Reuter.
JAPAN OFFENDED.
London, April 1.
The political observer of the Daily Telegraph professes to dis- cern some resentment in political circles in Japan, owing to Mr. Macdonald, in his statements with regard to disarmament, not men- tioning Japan among the Powers, which should issue invitations to a general conference. He declares the Japanese certainly will not sincerely co-operate in any international move wherein they have not been allotted a position due to their preponderant influence in the
East-Reuter
FRANCE IN THE FAR EAST.
Paris, April 1.: The impending official visit by M. Merlin, the Governor-General of Indo-China, to Tokyo, is described by the Depeche du Toulouse as a highly important political event in respect of drawing together France and Japan. The writer hopes that the visit will mark the
end of the system of separate interests in the Far East, and will prestige and interests-Reuter.
be the beginning of a co-operation which gill be profitable to French
TEHERAN OUTBUPST.
Teheran, April 1.
The Premier has issued a proclamation declaring & Republic, contrary to the Islamic religion, prohibking all mention of the sub ject under threat of penalties.-Reuter.
STRIKE AT THE EXHIBITION.
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London, April 1. Work at the British Empire Exhibition is a..nost paralysed, the balding strikers marching round the grounds stopping everything. -Reuter
BOXING.
Jersey City, April 1. Young Stribling outpointed Mike McTigue in a twelve round co-decision contest. The championship is not involved. Reuters. American Service.
AMERICAN INCOME TAX,
Washington, April 1. The Senate finance committee has unanimously approved the proposed 25 per cent. reduction in income taxes payable during the current year-Reuter.
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THE MURDER TRIAL.
YESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE.
The case in which a Lantao woman is charged with the mur- der of her husband was continued before Mr. Justice Gompertz and a jury yesterday afternoon.
The witness Tee Shing Fat was recalled and told his story of going to Cheung Chau police station and of seeing deceased in good health on the morning of Jan. 26th. Further Revelations.
Mr. In cross-examination by
witness Prosser the population of the village was 20 said the
or 30 odd. At the time his son died there were several people in
the village.
Witness denied that the habit of the prisoner was to stay away from the house all day. His wife did not frequently quarrel with prisoner.
The wife of the last witness Save evidence. When Mr. Pollock
MUI TSAI CASE.
DEFENDANTS FORFEIT
BAIL.
The two Chinese women (mother
and daughter) who were remanded till yesterday afternoon on a charge. of ill-treating and assaulting two mui trai, did not appear at the appointed time and so had forfeited their bail of $1,000 each.
A warrant for their arrest bas Leen issued.
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that secured the ship to Koxkon no feeling against him, ror be Wharf. The President Adams against her.
railed yesterday at noon with all leading ebemista. fall complement of passengers for Manila, the Straits and Europe.
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After the death of their child prisoner and her husband were on bad terms. The prisoner told him he was not handsome and he
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