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MORE MONEY FOR SEPOY FUND,
TOTAL NOW REACHES $2,846 AND £50,
2ND LIST DETAILS.
The Navy League's, "Sepoy" Fund still continues to grow, the Third List (of which details will be published later) totalling $718 and £16. This includes $200 from Messrs. Benjamin and Potts and several donations from Chinese gentlemen.
The total to date is $2,846 and £50. This includes the Second List, which is as follows:
Second List.
The following contributions have been thankfully received: Previously acknowledge $5 and $692 Sir Robert Ho Tung
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Lady Sympathiser
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Mrs. G. Gerrard
G. Gerrard
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Mr. and Mrs. Burlingham
L/Corp. J. E. Loader
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1930.
SURPRISES IN HOME BUDGET.
(Continued from Page 1.)
in the pound to four shillings and six-pence in the pound. There would, however, be protection for small incomes, so three quarters of the income tax payers would not bu affected.
he announced, Small incomes, would still pay only two shillings on the first £250 of taxable income as at present. The income tax in crease would produce £21,000,000. Surtax would also be increased to produce £7,500,000 this year. The increase in the initial rate of sur- tax would be from ninepenice to one shilling in the pound.
Yield of New Taxes.
THE NAVY TREATY SIGNATURE..
DOCUMENT NOT QUITE READY FOR DELEGATES.
POSTPONED AWHILE.
London, Apr. 14. At the plenary meeting of the London Naval Conference to-day, the Prime Minister presiding, re- ports were presented and were approved in order to enable the work of drafting the Treaty to be proceeded with."
It was hoped the Treaty would be completed and presented for aignature at the plenary meeting On un income in excess of £50,- on Thursday. This has been found 000 à year the surtax would be in-impossible, but it is intended to creased from six shillings to seven hold a final plenary meeting for this purpose on Tuesday of shillings and sixpence.
next week. -
With regard to death duties he 6 proposed to amend the existing 20 scale by increases of from one to 25 two per cent, on estates from £120, 100 000 to £250,000 and onwards and 10 the rate from forty to Afty per cent. on estates' of £2,000,000 and onwards. The death duties would yield £3,000,000 this year.
These changes in Income tax. 18 surtax and estate duties would yield 106 gross sum in the financial year of 10 1,500,000. The total estimated 6 revenue was £789,000,000, leaving 20 an estimated surplus at the end of 20 March 1931 of £2,236,000.
Land Valuation.
Captain Tomson
F. H. ManS
Mr. & Mrs. Grimes
W. H. Bell
100
Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.
50
Town Flusher
10
T. R.
M. M. Mans
Officers & Crew No. 4 Police
Launch
Allen
R. D. Mitchell
Clover Flower Shop
Mr. Snowden announced that all 6 property in the country would be re- 20 assessed for property tax. The Gov. ernment intended to levy a con- 20tribution on land values and the first essential step would be to pre- pure a valuation last. That would take some time.
S. S S. P.
E. I
D. Sassoon & Co., Ltd. Arnhold & Co.
100
H. H. H. Priestley
Hongkong Trust Corporation,
Ltd.
Crittall Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Manufacturers Life Insurance
Co
He added that the moment had 100 arrived when definite action must. 100
be taken
to in regard
land values but stressed the fact
valuation 100 that
WIS an
100 dispensable preliminary.
100
£35 and $2,128
W. A. DOWLEY,
Hon. Treasurer.
15th April, 1930.
Alexandra Buildings.
|MOTHER HANGS HER CHILDREN.
Experta meanwhile will sit twice daily, excluding the holiday periods.
The Prime Minister said in Par liament that he hoped the first draft would be reviewed to-day.
It is stated that the head of the American delegation, Mr. Stimson, has asked the United States Lines to defer for forty-eight hours the departure of the liner Leviathan, by which his delegation was to leave.
·
Questioned in the House of Com. mons as to whether negotiations for the interpretation of Article 16 of the League Covenant were. still proceeding and whether he could make a statement, the Pre- mier said that it was in negotia- tion.-British Wireless.
Reservations Noted.
London, Apr. 14. The fifth plenary session of the Naval Conference lasted twenty-five in minutes. Mr. MacDonald, presid
Aing, said its business was forinally beginning would be made as early to pass reports by the committee as possible and land values would of experts and first committee. A be dealt with separately in a Valua- number of these were agreed re- tion Bill which would provide a
ports, but subject to the Italian delegation's general reservation basis for taxation and a rate.
made at the opening of the con- ference.
The Government intended to use valuation to secure for the com- munity a share of the constantly growing land value..
No Taxes on Industry. In the absence of any unforeseen calamity no new taxation should be required in 1931.
Mr. Snowden claimed that he had placed the extra taxation on the THEN PROCEEDS TO TAKE HER shoulders of those best able to bear it. He had imposed no direct taxes OWN LIFE.
PHILIPPINES AFFAIR.
Manila, Apr. 10. Poverty took its toll of human lives in Tuburan, Cebu; when a widow hanged her three children one by one and then later com- nitted suicide by the same method, according to a constabu- lary report received yesterday at headquarters from the provincial commander of Cebu.
Driven to desperation by pover- ty, Rafael Catajosan made care iul preparations to kill her chil- dren and herself rather than suffer hunger and want. A week before she actually carried out her plans, the report said, she pre- pared three wooden coffins for the youngsters.
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The first committee's first report contained many reservations, the most important of which was by the Japanese, and referred to trans- fers between destroyers and light" cruisers. Hereupon Mr. Stimson rose and announced that the first committee on April 12 reached an agreement on this point.
Mr. MacDonald then ran rapidly
on industry and had not taken any-through five other reports, which the committee and plenary session thing from the poor."
He added that he proposed to passed unanimously, but the first amend the law to enable reciprocal report was merely noted. arrangements made with foreign Mr. MacDonald said the adoption countries under which
a foreign of the reports would enable them principal would be liable to income to proceed with the drafting of tax only in respect of his profits the treaty, which he now hoped on the sale of his goods through would be ready for signature on an ngency in England and in the April 22-Reuter. cases where an agent sold from stock or exercised the power of concluding contracts on behalf of his principal.
Effect on Opposition. At the conclusion of Mr. Snow- den's Budget speech Mr. Winston the Conservatives Churchill said must have time to consider the full implications and character of Mr. Snowden's grave and formidable proposals.
Mr. Lloyd George congratulated Mr. Snowden on his Budget and said his speech had the same shat tering detonation as a six inch shell on some of the members of the Op position.
WIDOW ON OPIUM CHARGE.
DESERTED BY CHINESE HUSBAND.
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The case In which Ramona Vivas, a widow, is charged with possession of 126 taels of prepared contraband opium, was continued On the night of March 14, the
before Mr. Lindaell at the Central widow proceeded to exterminate
Police Court this morning, the whole family. Tying a piece
Previously described as of rope around the neck of her eldest daughter, Francisca,
The House agreed to the Budget Peruvian widow, according years old, she hanged the child resolutions and adjourned the De-police reports, it now turns out until dead. She then untied herbate.--Reuter and British Wire- that the accused is a native of daughter and placed her in the
Ecuador, and, according to her crudely made coffin.
own statement, she was deserted some ten years ago by her Chinese husband, to whom she was married 24 years ago in the Tercieta Pro- vince of Ecuador.
She proceeded to do the same thing with her two sons, Marciano, year old, and Santiago, 9 months. before the last two died, however, the peculiar noise inside the house attracted the attention of neigh bours whd. hurried to the nipa anack and witnessed the tragedy.
Paster Gablin, chief of police of Tuburar, arrived at the house
•
less.
STEERAGE CHECK DIFFICULTY.
TWO STOWAWAYS FINED AT KOWLOON,
Lee Man, a Revenue Officer, related how he stopped the accused, then being accompanied by her little. son and by a Portu- guese sailor (since acquitted), on Sunday evening after the arrival of the Sui Tai from Macao. They
in response to a hurried call. The impracticability of supervis- While investigating the matter; ing the embarkation of steerage the widow excused herself and passengers prior to the departure were on the point of taking a car, went to another room. Many of a ship from, a port was pointed outside the wharf, the woman minutes elapsed before the police out by an officer of the s.s. Cremer having the basket, subsequently Chinese found to contain, oplum, on the when prosecuting three chief noticed that the woman had who appeared before Mr. Whyte deck of the car between her feet.
Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy R. O. Grimmitt deposed that be this morning on a charge of stow-found 126 one-tael tins of Macao ing away from Singapore to Hong- opium hearing the "Red Lion Brand" in the basket when it was kong.
The defendants, who pleaded guil; handed over to him at the Revenue ty, were stated to have been found Office mixing with, the steerage passen gers the day after the ship left Singapore.
not returted.
The chief and the neighbour entered her room only to find her doad, hanging by the neck with a piece of rope tied to the ceiling.
SUICIDE AT SEA?
CHINESE DISAPPEAR ON S.S. KASHGAR.
Shanghai, Apr. 14.
from Hongkong.
Replying to Mr. Rendall, who appeared for the defence, the woman said that, deserted by her husband who had gone back to South America, she was living at Macao; being supported by a mid- wife and by a Mr. Dixon, connect-
His Worship asked if no effort was ever made to check the passen gers who embarked at Singapore. The officer replied that the sug- gestion was not practicable, as Two Chinese passengers my6- steerage passengers were continual cd with a Hongkong charitable teriously disappeared from the ly boarding the ship until within organization, who was looking P. and O. 5.8. Kashgar while the half an hour of its departure. after the children. She was on vessel was on the way to Shanghal His Worship remarked that when her way to interview the Consul he had boarded a ship he was asked for Panama with the view to get- They were named Ho Pak-lim for his ticket within five minutes ting his assistance to return to and Lan Yak, and went on board of the time he had gone on board. her native land. the vessel at Hongkong carrying The officer pointed out to his On board the steamer from only a small bag and a basket of worship that he had had his berth Macao she was accosted by a fruit between them, for which rea reserved and on boarding the ship Chinese, who after giving her son it is believed they had the it was necessary for him to produce little son something to eat, asked Intention of committing suicide.
Nothing is known of the men his ticket to be shown to his cabin. her to take charge of the basket. beyond the names under which 350 with the alternative of one
The defendants were each fined The case was adjourned for a they travelled. Reuter.
week. month's hard labour in-default.
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