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ARTIFICIAL WREATHS
IN A VARIETY OF
SIZES AND DESIGNS
C. E. WARREN & CO., LIDE
China Building
LENOX SIMPSON SHOT DOWN.
Tal, 20269.
GUNMEN ATTEMPT
MURDER.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE SPINE.
ATTACK MADE IN HIS TIENTSIN HOME.
CAR CAPTURED.
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Hongkong Telegraph"
for The South China Morning Post, Lid,
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73,249 WO WIN+✰✰ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1930.
WORLD'S SERIES BEGINS.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN FIRST GAME.
CHAMPIONSHIP FEAT.
Philadelphia, Ort, 1.
President Hoover was among the 40,000 spectators in the opening Kame of the world's baseball championship series to day. the contestants being Philadelphia Athletics, winners of the American League penant, and the St. Louis Cardinals, who emerged triumphant in the keen final tussle for the Na tional League title.
Tientsin. Oct. 2
Queues of enthusiasts formed at Mr. Lenox Simpson, who was brought into the limelight by the ground forty-eight hours before the seizure of the Tientsin Cus- the gates Were opened, Seven toms by Marshal Yen Hsi-shan games are scheduled, the champion- and his acceptance of an ap-ship being decided when either of pointment as Customs Commis-the teams wins four games. sioner, thereby incurring the Philadelphia scored the initial displeasure of the Nanking Gov-win, defeating the Cardinals by ernment, was shot and seriously five runs to two, and incidentally wounded in his own residence in creating a series record by scoring Tientsin last night.
five hits from the Cardinals' pitcher,
The attempted murder was car all for extra bases, all being con- ried out by three Chinese gunmen.verted into puns. who are alleged to have spoken
the Fengtien dialect.
The second game at the series
His attackers, drove up to Mr. Will be played to-morrow,--featur's i Simpson's residence and presented | Ameriona Širvice.
a fictitious card, asking for an
interview with the recently re- moved Customs Commissioner.
Two Bullets Fired.
He was escorting them to his study when one of the gunmen drew, a pistol and fired twice at him.
One of the bullets penetrated the spinal column and the second
missing.
MOTOR DRIVING LICENCES.
NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM APPLICANTS.
Extremely
London. Oct. t. defective resight | The gunmen" escaped unmolest-jand liability to fits will bar any- ed from the premises, driving away one from obtaining A driving swiftly in a car which was await-licence under the new Road Traile ing their return in the street.
Act. part of which will come inte
peration in December.
Applicants have to declare their The servants had noted thiness to be able to read a mor- number of the car and informed car number-plate, with or without the police who soon afterwards Flasses, at a
Car Captured.
distane of thirty
HEAVIER LOCAL TAXATION.
430 PER ANNUM
FORT
LOP
Tetly toogsland by the bone meand
Local Branch.
# BA KINGLP OUFY TO CANA
CHINA AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
BITTER COMPLAINT OVER RECENT ELECTION.
AMUSEMENT TAX AS A NEW
SOURCE OF REVENUE.
Four Per Cent. Increase in Rates and Additional Harbour Dues.
FEATURES OF THE 1931 BUDGET.
Involving considerable increases of taxation in almost every direction, one of the most controversial local Budgets for many years is to be presented in Legislative Council, this afternoon. The Government is seeking a revenue $4,775,839 in excess of the amount asked for last year, and the biggest contribution is demanded of the ratepayers direct.
1930 REVENUE
On the
Colonial Treasurer says:.
Pedder Building. Tel. 24554
BRITISH EMPIRE CONFERENCE.
PREMIER'S OPENING
ADDRESS.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WORLD SITUATION.
HINT OF SECESSION.
Geneva, Oct. 1. A local paper publishes a state- ment issued by the Kuomintang delegation in Europe bitterly com- DOMINION SPEECHES.
plaining of the "European character" of the League of Nations and of the failure of China to obtain re-election to a non-permanent seat, on the Coun- cil of the League.
London, Oct. 1:
At its opening meeting in London this morning, the Im- perial Conference, as its first official act, sent a message of The Kuomintang delegation greeting to Their Majesties, to snya that this "induces the which Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Chinese people to examine the as Chairman of the Conference, utility of continuing its efforts in later received a reply from King that direction with a view to com- George. pleting the work of establishing,
His Majesty expressed the sin-
the peace or whether to proceed difcere thanks of the Queen and him-
ferently."
LO
of
BOAT MISTRESS FINED.
Premier's Speech.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, after welcoming the delegates, referred to the fact that four of his fellow Prime Ministers were, Ike him- self, attending their first meeting of the Imperial Conference, and paid a tribute to the work done at the 1926 Conference by some whom they missed to-day-the late Lord would always be associated with Balfour, whose name
the report of the Inter-Imperial was Relations Committee of that Con- whose keen and vigorous intellect ference; the late Mr. O'Higgins, to the deliberations of the last Con- ference owed so much; and Lord. Birkenhead whose death occurred' yesterday.
1936 revenue,
self for the message of loyalty and When the estimates for 1930 were revised the Crown Agents'
affection, and added:-"I LIT The Assembly met to-day and Accounts for the months of May adopted the Committee's report especially touched by its kind al- A four per cent. increase in the rates is proposed, bringing and June were not available; con- and the accompanying resolution lusions to my restoration to health. in $5,665,000 as against $4,250,000, the estimated revenuesequently the actual collection for dealing with illicit opium 'traffic. Realising the all-important ques-
Prince from this source in the current year. An additional $320,740 the 1st half of the year 1980
Tarwaidja, of Siam. tions which will be considered. 1 is expected as a result of increased light dues, charges for under the beads Interest, Other extended an invitation to hold the shall follow with close attention buoys, and other sources of income connected with the Harbour and Orphans' Pensions Contribu- smoking at Bangkok instead of in Miscellaneous Receipts, Widows' forthcoming conference on opium-
the progress of your delibera- Department.
ftions are only approximate. The London. Не sail that the tions," The revenue stamps on cheques and receipts are to be total Revenue for the first six Siamese Government would be Expressions of loyalty to the ten cents in future, just double, and on bills of lading forty months amounts to $12,317,814 happy to welcome the conference Throne also marked the opening cent stumps will be required. The maximum percentage for which exceeds six, twelfths of the and support the supplementary speeches of the delegates, who, Estate Duties is to be raised from eight to twelve per cent. year's estimate by about $961,354. expenses, estimated at 160,000 with great cordiality, welcome the These increases are expected to bring in an additional $473,000. The revised estimated revenue for Swiss francs, owing to the change opportunity of discussing matters
An entirely new source of revenue yielding $300,000 is the 2nd half of the year is of venue.
of common concern to all mem- The invitation evoked applause.hers of the British Commonwealth proposed in the imposition of an Amusement Tax. The form $11,718,186 bringing the revised
estimated total Revenue for 1930-Reuter. this will take will, no doubt, be indicated this afternoon.
of Nations. |to $24,066,000 or about $1,363,080 It is notable that the Colonial Treasured, in an estimate in excess of the estimate. of the Colony's financial position, considers that in spite of Receipts from Land Sales in the increased revenue the balance of assets at the end of 1931|1st half year 1930 amounted
and will be only $3,117,313 (even after utilising over $5.000,000 $1,079,407
the sum from asset balance) as against a balance of $9,662,851 at the f$120,503 has been inserted for the end of 1929. The deficit at the end of the current year is 2nd half year, but it is anticipated expected to be $4.237,500, while the Budget to be submitted that this figure will be exceeded
OVER TWENTY PASSENGERS IN EXCESS. to-day shows revenue estimated at $27,488,759, and expendi-if the present active demand for
and continues. ture estimated at $29.796,799. The bulk of the increased expenditure is to go by way of Personal Emoluments which,
Earlier Increases.
"There are none so dear as those who will not hear," quoted the Hon. estimated at $7,936,351 in 1929, increased to $8,508,405 in 1930. ¦ By resolution made and passed Commdr. G. F. Hole, at the Marine and are estimated in 1931 to require $11.626,727.
by the Legislative Council on the Court this morning, when the mis 19th day of June, 1930, under the trees of a passenger bout (provisions of Section 7 of the charged with (a! carrying 22 Tobacco Ordinance 1916 certain passengers in excess of the num duties on tobacco were increased.her allowed by her licence, and (b) The Mater Spirits Ordinance failing to stop when called upon passed the Legislative Council on
to do so by a police officer. 26th June, 1530, introducine duty at the rate of fifteen cents per
Defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge but denied the second.
Constitutional Issues. Sgt. Jessop, who prosecuted, gave evidence of seeing defendant near
Proceeding to the business of the s.. Hong Hwa. Her behaviour The Estimates of Revenue for is estimated at $1,360,000 which By regulation made by the aroused his suspicions and he call-the Conference, he said the agenda
broadly dealt with three the gear 1911 reach a total of is an increase of $390,000 over Covernor in Council under Sectioned to her to stop, but she ignored $27.488.769 1 increase of the Approved Estimate for 1980 3 of the Post Office Ordinance him and tried to get away. Sgt. aspects of problems which were of 5.4.775.839 over the approved and $120,000 over the Revised 1926 the rates of postage were Jessop's evidence was corroborated common concern to them all. The first concerned, the relations of Estimates for 1990, un increase of Estimate for the same year. The increased from 1st day of August, by a Chinese coxrwain.
the members of the. British Com- London, Oet, i.
$3.422.759 over the Revised increase is due to the ravision in 1930.
With regard to the first charge. monwealth with one another in The News Chronicle diarist states Estimate for the same year and postage rates.
Sgt. Jessop said the defendunt the political .or constitutional that Prince George will accom
was allowed to carry 16 passengers field. General principles were Lenox Simpson is an old China
pany the Prince of Wales on his
but he found. 38 on board when laid down in the report of the hand, and a noted author under visit to the British Trade Exhibi- of 4% on the Rates, Revenue
The Colonial Treasurer ileals the pseudonym of Putnam Weletion in Argentine next spring.
he was able to get alongside her Inter-imperial Relations Commit- tee of the Imperial Conference of He was born in China, a son of
ender the head Assessed Taxes is with the revenue in 1929 as fol-
lows: suggests that the expected to yield $5,665,000 or
Accompanying the, Estimates is Defendant denied trying to get 1926 in language which command- Mr. Charles Lenox Simpson, who
The total Revenue for the year was Senior Commissioner in the is a preliminary step towards approximately $1.415,000 more
a Memorandum by the Hon. Direc-away, saying that she did not hear ed universal acceptance. The Prince George eventually being than the Approved Estimate for aunted $23.554,475 being tor of Public Works dealing with anybody calling to her to stop. change of Government in the Customs Service,
$1,275,875 more than the estimate Public Works Extraordinary, for the appointed Governor-General of one the current year.
of the Dominions, after he has
and 21,413,924 less than the which a sum of $2,500,000 is set first count and $15 on the second ference of 1926 made no difference. In imposing a fine of $20 on the United Kingdom since the Con- Revenue in 1928. had the opportunity, to gain ex-
for 1928 included, however, a sum aside for 1931, as compared with a his. Warship remarked that it was to their acceptance of those prin- of $1.063,358 representing expen the current
revised estimate of $3,340,000 for no wonder that defendant tried to perience in some less important
ples. office. -Renter
year. This explains get away as she had 38 passengers Revenue in respect of the pro-diture on Loan Works during the the main items in detail. The fol-on board instead of 16..
years 1923 to 1926 which, was re-
certificate of
third-party risk.
captured the car with the driver. yards. They must also produce a It was discovered, however, that the driver was employed by a garage and had been hired by the guomen, who had left the vehicle previous to its capture.
insurance against
Steel tyres will be harmed and newly-registered henceforth all vehicles, except trailers, must raa The police making efforts toon pneumatic tyrės, --Reuter, trace the assassins, learned that four men registered yesterday afternoon at 4 Japanese hotel, three of them hiring the car which went Lo
Simpson's Lenex residence, while the fourth took their baggage by riekska, else! where.
It is stated that the mest spoke a Fengtien dialect. The gummen are still at liberty. Reuter.
Old China Hand.
Ilis active support of Northern Alliance in the past few months drew several protests from the Nanking Foreign Office to Sir British Miles
the Lampson, Minister, who took no action in the matter.
There will be little doubt that!
PRINCE GEORGE'S
FUTURE.
MAY BE A DOMINIONS GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
The writer
the attempted murder had more UNFAIR COMPETITION
IN HOME MARKET.
than a little to do with. Mr. Lenox activilles in Simpson's recent Tientsin, though the allegation that Fengtien runmen' were con eerned may be regarded as some- what puzzling.
Lenox Simpson visited Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang in Mukden a week or two ago to explain his
LANCASHIRE SETS UP NEW ORGANISATION.
London, Oct. 3..
A special meeting called to-day
STAMP AND ESTATE DUTIES UP.
In a Memorandum on Revenue.the revenue for Stamp Duties by gallon on all light oils lying on The Bor. Colonial Treasurer approximately $473,000.
Stock in the Colony on 1st July, explains the position for the For the year 1931 Revenue de-1930, and imported into the Colony coming year as follows*
rivable under head "Post Office" on or after that date.
Actual Revenue of 1929. an increase of $3,934,284 over the
In anticipation of the increase
Amusement Tax.
into
1929 REVENUE,
to.
The Revenue
PUBLIC WORKS. Interesting Items in the
"Estimates,
It is estimated that a sum
will $300,000
be paist
posed new Amusement Taxes.
A slight adjustment in school covered from the funds of the lowing are worthy of notice: fees should yield an additional
$125,000 for new No. 2 Police r
serve his position. Chang Hauch-elected Sir Amos Nelson, head of Light Dues, while increase in the Miscellaneous Receipts were the conduit from the junction of
boat.
".
main
now
to sec what modifications and
political opinions, but, happily, the "We represent here a variety of..
relations between the members of, British Commonwealth are not, I Public Works Loan (1927),
am glad to think, matters of party accounts for Station on the Praya East Reclama section from Cheungshawan to polities in this country or in any The completed $19,000. Under the former
tion. 1
Laichikok.'
of the Dominions." It was schedule it was estimated that 1929 showed that. there was
$125,000 for new Sai Ying Pun of $9,662,852 Revenue derived
Public Surplus balance from
$10,000 for Kowloon the extimated Market,
City, ser- their task to consider upon the busie School Fees in 1931 would reach which exceeded
$5,000 towards Infectious Dis.vice reservoir.
of their experience how to give $195,000 but with the adjustment surplus by $1,950.567.
The principal heads showing cases Flospital. It is explained that
$3,000 for windmill for irriga-practical effect the decucions now proposed the revised estimate
excess over the estimates were as the exact site is not yet selected, tion purposes in the New Terri- of 1926. fot 1931 is $214,000.
follows:-Rent of Government but it is hoped to provide a suitable tories, for areas that at present lie
Legal Changes. Increased Harbour Charges. Properties, &e.. $101.333; Interest site and commence work before fallow. Should the scheme, prove
a success, it will be extended.
In order to prepare for the work,. $40,000 for Tai Hang Road con- handling of the Tientsin Customs by the National Union of Many An additonal $320,740 is expect-$182,848: Miscellaneous Receipts the end of 1931. and, it has been reported to pre-facturers and held at Manchester,ed on account of the increase of $448,477 Land Sales $936,171.
The increases in Interest and struction. This is to strengthen $5,500 for arms grilles for New the existing legal structure of the Territories Police Stations. This Commonwealth had to be examined lang nally refused to consider the well-known firm of cotton fees for use of Government Buoys mainly due to the fall in exchange. Stubbs Road to the tunnel face. is said to be necessary for the pro-adaptations were required to bring
manufacturers, as chairman, and Sunday Cargo Working Permits the latter request.
Sterling investments and deposits Until this is done, the road cannot tection of arms and ammunition it into accord with those declara- other officers, as the nucleus of aland' other Revenue collected new Textile Council
through the' Harbour Office is ex-realised during the year showed albe opened for heavy vehicular traf- for Stations not at present provid-tions. This has been done with
ed with these safeguards.
eare and thoroughness by a special The new Council will work with pected, to viel? an aditional considerable dollar appreciation fic
For the same reason..
$5,000 for Port Work This
REVENUE INCREASES.
Conference on the operation of the object of securing the protec- $144,832.
vole is for preliminary investiga-
Dominion Legislation, whose re tion of the Lancashire textile in- Revenue from Land Sales for Rapid Kowloon Progress. tions such as taking soundings and Figures for the Past Ten
commendations they must consider, dustry against unfair competition the years 1928, 1929 and 1920- Revenue dérived from Land borings, and diving operations, in
Years.
never forgetting that behind their in the home market-Reuter. has exceeded 11⁄2 million dollars Sales for the year was $1,936,171. connexion with the new and pro-
ench, year. It is proposed, thereof this sum the Island of long-posed harbour works.
In an Appendix to his Memoran-work was, the thought of building fore, to estimate the Revenue un-kong was responsible for $533,537, $100,000 for maternity block of dum, the Colonial Treasurer gives for the future. Whatever changes of form they might accept, they der this head for the year 1931 the balance representing sales in Kowloon Hospital, on which it is details of estimated and actual re-should be guided by the truth that Kowloon and New Territories, hoped to start work before the end venue for the past ten years, with though form was undoubtedly fm- These figures indiente in no un-of this year.
explanations of the increases.
portant, it was not the form,, but Stamp Duties Raised.
certain terms the rapid develop- $50,000 for the preparation of the The actual revenue for the years the spirit behind the form, which It is estimated that amendments ment on the Peninsula.
site, adjoining Kowloon Hospital, 1921 to 1929 inclusive was as fol- mattered. in the ease of certain fees in the Licences and Internal Revenue for the new Kowloon British lows:- 1921, $17,728.132; 1922. Other two aspects of the agenda Stamp, Ordinance raising receipt showed a deficit of $498,585 and School.
$22,291,065; 1923, $24,783,763; indicated most important felds in and cheque duty to 10 cents and Fees of Court $65,595 as compared $50,000. for Chatham Road ex-1924, $24,209,646; 1925, $23,244, bills of lading to 40 cents to-with the Estimates. Regarding tension, to provide a byepass road 371; 1926, $21,131,589; 1927, $21 gether with the revision of the the former the revenue derived in order to avoid the narrow Hung 344,637 1928, $24,968,399, 1929, of foreign affairs, the great objec Estate Duties Ordinance, whereby from Opium Monopoly and Stamp Hom Streets.
$23,554,475.
tive was to secure and malītain the maximum percentage is raised Duties fell, considerably short of $15,000 for widening and im The estimated revenue for 1930 the influence of the British Com from 8% to 12% should increase the amount estimated.
proving Castle Peak Road on the
is $22,712,920:
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SURPRISE IN LADIES' GOLF CONTEST.
MOLLY GOURLAY BEATEN IN FIFTH ROUND.
London, Oct. 1. At Aldeburgh to-day, in the fifth round of the English Ladies' Golf Championship, Miss Molly Gourlay, the holder, was eliminat- ed by Miss Wanda Morgan, who has also been very prominent in Judica' golf in recent years,
At the end of eighteen holes, Miss Gourlay and Miss Morgan were all square, but Miss Morgan won on the nineteenth.-Reuter.
AUSTRIAN ASSEMBLY
DISSOLVED.
GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
Vienna, Oct. 1. As foreshadowed yesterday, Parliament met to-day and dis- solved. The elections will be held In November-Reufer,
at 11⁄2 million.
A
which their free co-operation might be actively pursued. In the sphere