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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
RICE TAX APPEAL
LOCAL DEALERS HOLD MEETING.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 26, 1933.
LONDON "BLUE SHIRTS”
PROTEST. PARADE TO GERMAN EMBASSY.
London, Sept. 21.
NEW VOTES COOL CONTROLLED COMFO
SOUGHT
FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE
THE GOVERNOR'S. BUNGALOW
It is learned here that 12,000} Blue Shirts, members of the REPRESENTATIONS British Association for the De-
TO BE MADE
fence of the Jews, have decided to march in procession on October
Votes for supplementary `ex- An appeal to the Canton to the German Embassy In
London to demand the immediate penditure totalling $168,900 are Government against the release of all prisoners kept in dollar-per-picul tax on im-German territory on account of to be requested of the Finance ported rice will be shortly No authority was, however, re-ing.
their political or religious crood. Committee at Thursday's meet- made by the Hongkong colved so far for this demonstra merchants.
tion from the London police.
A combined meeting of the various arms interested In the profiting by the opportunity trade was hold' last evening at rush through shipments. which the position was thoroughly discussed, and a decision was roached to take up the matter through the Hongkong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
It la the general view of the local merchants that the tax w!!! only add to the cost of living in Kwangtung, dependent as the population is to a large extent on imported rice.
These, include two heavy items amounting to $90,000. Owing to the great Increase in the number of prisoners the amount provided to the subsistence of prisoners has in the current year's estimates for
proved insufficient and n further
The same position is said to ap-grant of 855,000 is requested. ply to Swatow and Amoy also.
NANKING ATTITUDE.,
Shanghai, Sopt. 20.
Mr. T. V. Soong has made the following explanation regarding the Central Government's policy and Intention in the institution
Insufficient expenditure was also allowed for the orection of the Government, bungalow at Fanling and a further $35,000 là now 'asked.
POLICE STATION EXTENSIONS.
It is proposed to carry out ex-
of a special tax on imported rice tensions to the Tsun Won police KWANGTUNG'S NEEDS.
which has been enforced in station to provide additional.coll Kwangtung and will also be effec-accommodation, and certain pltera- An investigation has shown that tive throughout the whole coun- tions and additions are necessary to the quarters of the officer Ir only 30 per cent, of what Kwang-try:
charge. In view of this a. vote of tung needs could be grown in "The object of this tax is puro- $4,870. is sought. the province, the balance beingly to improve rural agriculturai For the renewal of offices for made up with imports from economy. With this in view I Radio-Telegraphs, the lease of Cochin-China, Slam, and Burmu. suggested to the Executive Yuan which expired at the end Until banditry has been sup- some time ago that a first step July, $1,250 is asked. It is pressed and confidence restored towards the institution of thepointed out that the lease can only amongst the farmers for a general special tax against imported ribe extended at an increase in return to "mother earth," it is should be the complete abolition rental of $250 per month. The felt that the Government measure of transit duties of various rates expenditure will be met from sav. is Ill-conceived and undoubtedly on home rice transported from Inge under the Personal Emolu- adding to the burdens of the com- one province to another so that ments, heading, mon people.
it would enable more equal dis- While Imports through Cantontribution of home rice supplies and other near-by points are sub-without further dependence on ject to the new Impost, it is re-foreign supply such as in the case vealed that at distant points, Hke of Kwangtung. However, if the Pakhol, Holhow, and the districts price of foreign rice rises to a given
New York, Sept. 21. bordering on the French territory point, le, it commands such a
·It i# announced that ve of Kwang Chow Wan, where it price as not to conaftitute an un- must necessarily become a. matter fair competition against home gangsters who kidnapped Mr. John for negotiation with the local au- product, the special tax on import- O'Connel, jr., releasing him after thorities, the tax has not yet be-ed rice can be immediately aus- the payment of a ransom of $42,- come operative, and merchants are pended-Central News Agency. 000, were arrested yesterday here.
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