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FOUNDED 1551 CAR VITALE TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1930.
1 七月
Chlon Buliding.
SHANSI FEARS OF CALCUTTA BAN ON HOME BUDGET SURPRISES.
MUKDEN.
MAY BE ATTACKED FROM REAR.
KUOMINCHUN APPEAL TO THE
FOREIGN POWERS.
MEETINGS.
SEQUEL TO CONVICTION OF SEN GUPTA.
ISSUE IN COMMONS.
Calcutta, Apr. 14.
Immediately following the con- viction of Sen Gupta, the re-arrest- ed Mayor of Calcutta, the Police' banned all public meetings and pro- cessions in the city and suburbs be- ing held without licences.
A HINT TO JAPAN.
Shanghai, April 14.
Sen Gupta was sentenced to six Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has instructed two Nationalist, gun-months' rigorous imprisonment on boats to prepare for his depar-charges of sedition, conspiracy and ubstructing the police. Four stu- ture to-morrow for Hankow, to
dents who were arrested at the same
time were also sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment.-
inspect the Nationalist forces along, the Peking-Hankow Rail- way and the fortifications on the Reuter. Hupch-Honan frontier.
London, Apr. 14. Questioned in the House of Com mons regarding the civil disobedi- once movement, Mr. Wedgwood Benn said the movement initiated by Gandhi had developed generally along the lines anticipated.-
Important appointments in con- nexion with Nanking's prepara- tions for war have been announced by Marshal Chiang, General Han Fu-chy becomes Commander of the First Nationalist Army. Gen- eral Liu Chl Commander of, the
Broadly speaking, it might be Second Nationalist Army and said that the defiance of the salt General Ho Ching-chun Comman-law had in itself not caused much der of the Tihrd Nationallet Army. trouble.. Its real significance lay. The two former Generals will in the attempt to use it as a means direct the Nationalist offensive of rousing public sentiment to a along the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-dangerous pitch, and in one or two- way, while General Ho Ching places public demonstrations had, chun will be assigned the com- he regretted to say, resulted in'] mand of the Nationalist troops in clashes with the police. Hankow and Wüchang, to defend Hupeh.
It was too early yet to give an appreciation of the effects of the Conditions on the Shantung- campaign, but he had every con- Honan borders continue to befidence that the steps taken by the exceedingly quiet, despite some Government of India will be ade-. minor troops movements.
quate to deal with the situation as it might develope,-British Wireless,
Shansi Fears.
Consequent on General Chang Hsuch-liang's decision to strength-; en the Manchurian garrison forces at Shanhaikwan, Marshal Yeu Hsi-shan has ordered two Shansi Regiments from Peking to proceed to the Ton,shan mining districts.
KOWLOON BRIGADE
BUSY.
TWO CALLS RECEIVED THIS
AFTERNOON.
The Kowloon Fire Brigade had two calls to-day, but in neither'
SIXPENCE ON INCOME TAX YIELDS TWENTY-ONE MILLIONS.
IM. PER ANNUM SINGLE OFFT. 10 CENTS
DUNLOP...
British and Best
AN ANGLO-SOVIET THE PROHIBITION
TRADE TREATY.
DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES FOR DELEGATION.
SURTAX, DEATH AND BEER DUTIES UP: MCKENNA which had been proceeding for the
NO
SİLK DUTIES REMAIN.
DIRECT TAXES ON
The essential features of Mr. Snowden's Budget introduced into the House of Commons yesterday, are shown by the fol- lowing figures of revenue, expenditure and new taxation:
Total Expenditure Existing Revenue
Beer Duties
Income Tax Surtax "Death Duties
£781,909,000 £789,645,000
Deficit to be made up
.£ 42,264,000
NEW TAXATION,
.£ 2,750,000
£21,000,000
.£7,500,000
.£3,000,000
£34,250,000
CONCESSIONS.
.£5,000,000 £ 180,000 £250,000 20,000
£6,460,000
Total
Deficit Reduction Betting Tax Abolition Stamp Duties Motor Licences
The amount to be found is reduced to £26,254,000 by taking £16,000,000 from the Derating Relief Suspensory Fund, and new taxes, less concessions, realise a sum which provides for a surplus at the end of the next financial year of about two and a quarter millions.
NOTHING TAKEN FROM THE POOR.
NEGOTIATIONS END.
London, Apr. 14. Referring to the negotiations.
purpose of concluding a temporary Commercial Agreement with Russia, pending the conclusion of a full Treaty, Mr. Hugh Dalton said in the House of Commons to
QUESTION.
STRAW VOTE FAVOURS REPEAL
SENATE VOTES BIG SUM FOR ENFORCEMENT:
HOW PUBLIC FEELS.
Washington, Apr. 10, Without debate, the Senate to-
INDUSTRY. day that although certain points day passed the G$36,000,000 ap-
*Mr. Philip Snowden,
the existing basis of taxation, at £739,645,000. Thus he had to make good a difference of £42,264,- 1000 and therefore new taxes were
inevitable.
remain to be settled, agreement has been reachd on the main features.
forcement for next year. propriation for prohibition "en-
p/
It likewise passed the entire post office-treasury bill, totalling" an
upwards expenditure of G-$1,000,000,000.
New York, Apr. 10. At the end of the fifth week of the Literary Digest's nation-wide straw vote to test United States views on prohibition; the vote was announced to-day as standing as
712,549 votes.
For continued enforcement→→→
For modification--764,266 votes. For repeal 1,049,257 votes. Repeal Favoured.
The instrument would provide generally for the reciprocal grant of most-favoured-nation treatment in respect of trade and of national treatment, subject to certain exceptions, in respect of shipping. It would also accord to the Soviet Government the right to establish in London a trade delegation con- follows: sisting of a trade representative of the. Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics and his two deputies, forming part of the Soviet Em- bassy. The head of this delegu- tion and the two deputies would consequently receive diplomatic privileges. (Conservative èries of This showing, as compared with Shame!"). Immunity will also the figures last announced by attach to the specific offices officials in charge, showed a slight occupied by the delegation and increase in the percentage of used exclusively for commercial those favouring enforcement and purposes. The diplomatic privi modification, and a slight decrease leges accorded by the Agreement for repeal. It was plain, however, would not, however, be claimed in that repeal was still the most connexion with any proceedings popular of the three answers to before the Courts in respect of any questions worded as follows: commercial transaction entered" 1. Do you favour the Continu into by the delegation in this ance and strict enforcement of country.
the 18th Amendment and the Vol-
With the aid of £16,000,000 from the Derating Relief Suspensory be subject to denunciation at six
This temporary agreement would stead Law?
2. Do you favour a modification Fund he hoped to reduce the pro-months' notice and would be only of the Volstead
Law to permit spective deficit to `£26,254,000.
light wines and bear?
..
3. Do you favour a repeal of the Prohibition Amendment?
He proposed to pay off the 1329 valld pending the conclusion of deficit of £14,500,000 at the rate the full Treaty of Commerce and of £5,000,000 this year, a similar Navigation. sum next year and with £4,500,000 || Mr. Dalton added that the The Shansi military authorities
Secret Ballotsa. in 1932; -
Foreign Secretary contemplates in Peking are perturbed by the
Mr. Snowden announced that he that the negotiations for the full A staff of 4,000 clerks is busy increase of the Manchurian troops
intended to reduce the remnants Commercial Treaty and those for handling the replies which are pour- at Shanhaikwan, believing that
London, Apr. 14. to the law as regards Budget de of the betting tax at a cost to the the settlement of claims and debtsing in from the total of 20,000,000 when war against Nanking breaks
The House of Commons was ficits by imposing an obligation Treasury of £180,000 this year.
will proceed concurrently. instance had they to cope with any packed to-day and presented an on the Chancellor of the Ex- out. the Manchurian forces may
recipient of "ballots," each of McKenna Duties Stay.
British Wireless.
which, to be counted, must bear a attack the Shansi-Kuominchan serious outbreak.
animated scene in anticipation of chequer to make them good by
single check. allies from the rear.
The first call, about noon, was Mr. Philip
Regarding the. Budget means of a corresponding addition duties, the Chancellor of the Ex- Snowden's
safeguarding to No. 8. Yenehau Street, Sham-Speech. Questions in the to provision for debt redemption chequer said these duties were not ATLANTIC TELEPHONE shulpo, which is a joss-paper shop. House were rushed through with in the following year.
primarily revenue duties and_un- A small fire had broken out inaudibility and inattention before. With regard to expenditure, Mrder the Acts imposing them, our
to make his Snowden said that the Ministry of of them were due to amongst rubbish at the rear of the Mr. Snowden rose
expire this premises, and this was soon ex-second Budget speech. The first Labour required a supplementary year, namely the duty on lace on was in April 1924, when Mr. Snow-estimate of nearly £7,750,000. On June 30th and duties on cutlery, tinguished.
den was Chancellor in the first La- the other Services there was a sav gloves and gas mantles on Decen-
ing of about £1,000,000. The re-ber 31st. bour Government.
Mr. Snowden was warmly ap-duction in the expenditure on Fight. plauded by the Ministers when he
He proposed to allow these
Nationalists Denounced,
Significant decisions were reash. ed yesterday at a big military emmelave at Chengchow, following which the Kuominchun manders chicularised telegrams Three-quarters of an hour later,
Com-
to the Provincial Governments the Brigade was again out, this urging them to overthrow the time to deal with a fire at a small dictatorial form of Government matched used by contractors on prevailing at Nanking.
the hillside above Prince Edward A similar telegram has beenRoad. Very little could be done, sent to the Chinese bankers at however, and the shed was almost Shanghai, requesting merchants completely destroyed.
and bankers to refrain from giving further financial assistance to the Central Government.
Appeal to Powers.
The Changchow conference also addressed telegrams to the foreign Powers requesting them not to supply military leaders in China or the Central Government with further
and ammunition which will only prolong the civil strife in the country and produce detrimental effects on trade.
arms
SUGAR RESTRICTION
VANISHES.
FREEDOM OF ACTION IN HAVANA.
There were deficiencies on the spirit duty of over £1,400,000 and the deficiency on the beer duty was nearly £1,800,000. The sugar duty was £1,600,000 below that estimated
Industry Holding Own.
last year.
PRESS COMMENT
them.
CABLE.
BRITAIN TO CONTRIBUTE HALF THE COST.
London, Apr. 14..
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
WEDNESDAY DRAW WITH MANCHESTER U.
Each ballot is secret, requires no
signature and entails no obligation
on the part of the voter. The only other information requested beside the foregoing is the name
of the state where the person returning the ballot resides. This is neces- sary so as to determine how the states stand individually.
Everybody Included.
To guard against tampering, rose to speak. He said that thespective dates but not to renew R. Lees Smith, announced in the processed cardboard, which cannot duties to continue till their re- The Postmaster General, Mr. H. fraud and counterfeiting, a patent- deficit at the end of the 1929-1930| financial year was £14,522,000,
The consequential loss to House of Commons-to-day that the be imitated, was used for the print compared with an estimated surplus
revenue would be £521,000 this British Government was contribuing of ballots. All upurious votes |year and £823,000 in a full year. of £4,096,000.
London Apr. 15.
In regard to the McKenna duties cable between Great Britain and stroyed.
ting half that cost of the telephone can be detected immediately and de-. The "orthodoxy verging on dull-of 33.1/3% on imported motor the United States, on the condition ness" of Mr. Snowden's first wholly cars, clocks, watches, musical in-that it proved satisfactory. self-compiled Budget has disarm-struments and cinema films, Mr. ed many critics, who had been pre-Snowden said he regretted the he added, Britain lost the vital the 'straw votes were mailed is If this cable was not laid down, "The 20,000,000 names to which dicting schemes of "Socialist pro-financial position would not per position as the telephone centre of the most accurate mailing list figacy
mit him to carry out this year the the world.--Reuter."
available," said Dr. William S. It is expected at least to relieve Government's pledge to remove-all
Wood, editor-in-chief of the On the other hand, the tobacco the recently-intensified industrial the existing fiscal duties, but it
known duties continued to show their or stagnation which has been attri- the Government's intention to do
Digest, well
weekly dinary surplus of £2,800,000. In-buted to uncertainty regarding the so before this Parliament ended
magazine. It includes every Havana, Apr. 14.
state, city and county, class and come tax had yielded £287,500,000. Chancellor's intentions, though four years hence.-(Loud laugh- The Co-operative Exports This was £2,000,000 below the whether the commercial buoyancy ter and cheers), The McKenna
occupation in the country. Agency, which controlled sugar timates but it showed an advance thereafter will be checked by the duties would not be repealed in sales, has now been dissolved by a on the yield in previous years if increased taxation is af present in this Budget. vote of the shareholders. The the various changes in the rate of dispute,
Beer Duty Increased. tax were taken into The stabilisation of the Sinking Mr. Snowden said there would Fund, directed at redemption of be minor alterations in the Stamp So far, therefore, as income tax the whole debt within fifty years, Duties which would cost the Trea- might be taken as a barometer of meets with universal commendation Bury £250,000. There would also Division of the English football the nation's prosperity, one was The Conservatives accuse the be alterations as regards licences league, consolidated their position 28 the actual election ballots. entitled to say, at least, that in-Chancellor of vindictive, INdustry as a whole had continued to crimination, as the new taxation cles and petrol and electric Manchester and drew with the ducted in an impartial manner.
dia for motor cycles, commercial vehi-to-day when they paid a visit to hold its own.
does not affect bachelor's earning vehicles costing £20,000 this year. United, each team scoring twice. We are neither for nor against The surtax yield had failed to under £600 or the averagė family This left him with a sum of In a Second Division match the prohibition, but are merely trying show the expansion expected and man earning under £900. was £1,500,000 below the estimates. Motor manufacturers are rejoic-Duty would be raised immediately to nfl and in a Southern Section on the situation after 10 years
find The Beer Wolves beat Cardiff by four goals to ascertain the general opinion: The yield from stamp duties during in their escape from the fate by three shillings per barrel (one postponed fixture Merthyr and since passage of the 18th Amend- The Nationalist Minister of
ing the past financial year had been which has befallen the lace, cutlery, penny per gallon). This was too Coventry drew, each team scoring ment." War, General Ho Yin-ching, with
sadly disappointing. They were ex-leather, fabric glove and gas mantle small to justify any alteration In twice.Reuter. his wife and staff officers, arrived
pected to be a million over the buom industries, whose safeguarding pro the retail price and the brewers as- at Hankow yesterday to confer
The house of Mr. N. L. Sparke, year of 1928 but, with a decline Intection expires during the current, gured with the Divisional Commanders manager of Shanghai Land Invest-the Stock Exchange transactions, year.Reuter. pertaining to plans for the coming ment, was entered by burglars on stamp duties fell short of the ea attack against the Kuominchun Saturday night who stole jewellery timated revenue by the large sum of
valued at $16,000.--Our Own Cor- £5,330,000. respondent
The telegrams call the attention dissolution means free sales and income
of the Japanese Government to unrestricted growing and grind- account. the fact that the Shansi-Kuomin-up.-Reuter. chun troops will assume full rea
ponsibility for the protection of
foreign life and property in Shan-
tung; thus it will be unnecessary JEWELLERY THEFT
for Japan to increase her troops
in Shantung, or to dispatch gun- boats to China.
allies.
Nationalists Confident.
•
SHANGHAI,
FOREIGNER'S PROPERTY OF
$15,000.
Shanghai, Apr. 15.
Future Deficits.
£31,714,000 to
him that the price and strength would not be affected by this increase in the duty.
The Increase in the Beer Duty would yield £2,750,000 during the
London, Apr. 14. Wednesday, leaders of the First
FANTASTIC DEMANDS BY EGIPT.
"The Digest hopes to`gain an accurate idea of the sentiment of a majority of voters. This was done in the 1928 Presidential - campaign when the "percentage, attained from the Digest's figures for each state averaged the same
"The campaign is being con-
the
Opposition to Poll,
Leading "dry" organizations are
to vehemently opposed Digest's poll. Dr. Ernest Chér- rington, Director of Publicity for ing Services compared with three present financial year. He would
the Anti-Saloon League, urged all- The National Debt, continued Mr. Years ago exceeded $7,000,000, but also propose legislation to prevent CRISIS IN NEGOTIATIONS IN Prohibitionists in the United States to refrain from participation in Snowden had been reduced by 531,- would have liked.
premium Insurance and also ferie- this sum, was not so much as he the avoidance of surta by stage
LONDON.
the poll. He said it was merely ä '000,000 to £7,479,000,000, while as
gesture and, should not be 'tákön The Civil Service estimates had lation with regard to the liability a result of his Conversion Louri
London, Apr. 16,-
seriously. operations the Floating Debt had increased by £39,000,000 as a re of non-residents trading with Eng-
** The Anglo-Egyptian negotia- The notoriously wet states. been reduced during the year by sult of the Local Government Act., land to income tax The Royal Observatory reports £100,000,000- to -£637,00,000. This unreliable and it will not be long that an anticyclone has formed was easily the lowest figure since
Sixpence on Income Tax.tions were still proceeding at the like. New Yorks will poll are New Taxes Inevitable,
Foreign Office at three o'clock this mendous majority smothering the before the rebellion will be sup- over the Lower Yangtaze Valley the war.
Mr. Snowden announced that the
of smaller pressed as have beeri all other re- and a depression over S.W, Japan. Mr. Snowden announced his in- expenditure in 1980-1981 at £781, be increased from four shillings/crisis which the newspapere states, he ealdy
Mr. Snowden estimated the total standard rate of Income tax would rising thien tort to remove the dry gentiment of ar volts against Nanking during the The local forecast is-East winds tention of proposing an alteration 909,000 and the total revenue, on (Continued on Page 15tic demanda."-Reuter,
Estimatas of the total cost of moderate; fair.
die nollrúnn/mearhāG÷1000.ondi
General Ho Ying-ching told Chinese correspondents that he came to Hankow to assist General Ho Ching-chun in the war. Не added that the total number of Shansi-Kuominchun troops is 200,000, many of whom are most
last two years.. MAI
FAIR WEATHER.
ascribe to Nahas Pasha's “fantas-