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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929.
Printed and Fublished for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY
Hongkong.
PRESS GATHERING
AT GENEVA.
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION
ABROAD..
FREER SCOPE DESIRED.
London, Nov. 20
On Monday next, a conference will meet at Geneva under the presidency of Lord Burnham, the British representative, to discuss methods of developing the circula tion of newspapers and periodi cals between the various countries of Europe. The meeting is the result of a conference of Press experts held by the League of Nn- tions in 1927.
One of the resolutions adopted by that conference was that "in- ternational understanding and the promotion of peace can best be encouraged by the widest possible disseminating of news" since in- publié opinion is now more terested in the life of other nations than ever before,
be
Among the suggestions put forward are the following:-- Duties and taxes should abolished or at any rate unified and reduced to a minimum, while customs formalities should be simplified.
If possible, soms system should be established by which news- papers could be sent direct from the country of origin to the coun- try of destination. At present transit agents have to be employ- ed to discharge the customs for- malities at each frontier
and re-forward newspaper parcels, and this leads to considerable expense and delay.
The fastest expresses should ¦ be available for the transport of newspapers and air lines should in connexion with these rua trains.
Air craft plots should be allow." ed to drop parcels of newspapers and periodicals at supecified places instead of having to waste' time in landing.
Censorship where exists should be simple and speedy-- British Wireless.
- AUSTRALIA'S NEW
TAXATION.
INCOME SUPER TAX PLANS EXPLAINED.
Canberra, Nov. 22. The income supertax proposed by the new Labour Government is estimated to yield £885,000.
It will be levied as follows: On taxable income from $210 to £1.500, the existing income tax will be supertaxed by ten per cent. Income from £1,501 to £3,000 will be similarly supertaxed by fifteen exceeding cent. Incomes £3,000 will be supertaxed twenty per cent.
The Companies Income Tax will be supertaxed twenty per cent.
Further Provisions.
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FOOTBALLER'S WEDDING.
Mr. C. W. E. Bishop and his bride (Miss Marjorie Hansen), photographed after their wedding at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Wednesday. The bridegroom is the well-known Interport footballer. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
SOVIET EMBASSY INCIDENT.
RETROSPECTIVE: DECREE BY
MOSCOW C. E. C.
GUILTY OF TREASON.
Moscow, Nov. 22.
The Central Executive Commit-
TRAIN OUTRAGE IN SERBIA.
TWO INFERNAL MACHINES EXPLODE
BULGARIANS BLAMED.
Belgrade, Nov. 22.
It is now stated that the holding- tee of the Communist Party has up of the Simplon-Orient express published a retrospective decree lay-;
infernal machine!
ing down that Soviet citizens em- by bandite was achieved by the ex- ployed in Soviet institutions abroad plosion of an refusing to obey an order to return which derailed the mail-coach. to Russia, will be considered guilty
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The Soviet Government will con.i fiscate all property of such persons in Russia.
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AT THE Another infernal machine violent-1 of treason and will be sentenced toly exploded at five o'clock in death in their absence.
morning at exactly the same spot.
"The Serbiar frontier guards have of found two other bombs, one them timed to explode at six o'clock in the morning. They have also found sixteen cartridges of the type used by the Bulgarian comitadjis,
Earlier reports stated:.
It is noteworthy that proceedings were recently instituted in default against M. Bessedowski on a charge of embezzlement.
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Vienna, Nov. 22. Bessedowski was the Counsellor of
It is reliably reported that two the Soviet Embassy in Paris. An agent of the Cheka visited the Em-passengers were killed and seven
the attack bassy in the absence of the Am- wounded basador in early October last, and the Simplon-Orient express. The to re-Yugoslav Government has order ordered M. Bessedowski turn to Russia, holding him up with ed the Bulgarian frontier to 'be with a revolver when he refused. closed and instructed troops to
The Soviet Government later,an-pursue the bandits. nounced that Mr. Bessedowski was No official account of the. in- Canberra, Nov. 22.
wanted for embezzlement. He decident has yet been fashed- Further provisions in the Budgetclared that the charge was trimp Reuter. include an increase of eighted up and that the Soviet demanded shillings a gallon on spirits and his presence in Russia as the result sparkling wines, a florin on still of despatches in which he frankly wines, ten shillings on perfumes, stated that the present regime in a forty per cent increase in the Moscow was ruining the country duty on unmanufactured tobacco Reatr and four-pence a.lb. on manufac- tured tobacco. Australian export spirita will pay an extra five shili ings a gallon if not bottled under Customs supervision in order "to ensure purity-Reuter.
COST OF MEXICAN REBELLION.
FOREIGN BONDHOLDERS TO WAIT FOR INTEREST.
Mexico City, Nov. 22"- An International Committee of Bankers, in A message from New York, have invited Senor Ortiz Rubio, the President-Elect of Mexico to go to New York before he assumes. offee in January.
munt.
CANTON NOW MORE
CONFIDENT.
TROOPS BEING SENT DOWN BY NANKING,
!
Belgrade, Nov. 22,
Political motives are believed to be behind the attack on the Orient Express. It is now stated that the train guards returned the bandits' fire, but there was no bloodshed on elther side. The train later re- sumed. its journey.-Reuter.
THE BRITISH SILK INDUSTRY.
REMOVAL OF DUTIES WOULD BE DISASTROUS.
Canton, Nov. 22. The situation is quiet in Canton and a rather more confident air is
London, Nov. 22. *** apparent. Those in authority ex- press entire confidence in the ability!
The Silk Association of Great of the Cantonese, armies under Britain and Ireland, replying to General Chan Chai-tong to defeat a pamphlet circulated to members the Kwangsi troops should they of the House of Commons suggest- enter Kwang-tung. S
ing the removal of the duties on silk and artificial silk, say their romoval would be disastrous.
Furthermore, it is confirmed that a large number of troops are again being sent South by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek from Nanking and should be here in three or four
The Association says the duties directly provide work for an addi tional $2,140 persons, whilst the consumption of rayon and silk has doubled and prices are
raw
It is believed that the bankers desire to renew negotiations for daya.. another International debt agree- From Wuchow news comes to
hand that the Kwangsi troops, lower." The Mexican Budget of last year after taking over the city, are ni- ear-marked Pesos. 37,000,000 to ready preparing to advance towards Imports of silk ribbons have pay the interest to holders of Mexi-Canton along the West River. In fallen from £3,721,000 in 1924 to can securities, but it is understood fact, the latest report has it that 703,000 in 1928, whilst the ex- that the bankers agreed to delay the vanguard of
'ports of pure silk goods have in- the Kwangal
8,002,000 square payment in order to allow the Mexi-troops have already left: Wuchow Creased from can Government to meet the ex- towards Dosing-Our Own Correa-yards to 4,392,000 square yards. penses of the Escobar Rebellion, pondent. Renter's American Service.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Washington, Nov, 22. Congress, has adjourned-Reu- ter's American Service,
THE, BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE.
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SPANISH TROUBLES.".
MILITARY GOVERNOR TAKES
SINITIATIVE.
Paris.. Nov. 22.
A SURPLUS OF ABOUT £10,000
A message from Madrid saya London, Nov. 22that the Superior Council of War The chief Scout, Lord Baden and Marine has unanimously de The annual drill display of the
Powell, has issued a statement of cided to liberate the ex-Premier Hongkong Fire Brigade, including finals in competition drill, will take the finances of the World Jamboree Sanchez Guerra, who is still con place in the compound at the Con- held at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, fined a Valancia owing to a dis-
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The accounts are not complete. Governor of the district with the agreement with the Military tral Police Station on Wednesday
aurplus to the couta' Association
Reuter of about £10,000 British Wiralesa.
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