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VICTOR VARCONI
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OBITUARY
MANAGER OF YOKOHAMA
SPECIE BANK
MONDAY, FEBRUARY
26, 1934
INLAND REVENUE,
WORST DROUGHT SINCE 1887
INTERESTING FACTS IN 1933 REPORT
London, Feb. 24. The Japanese community in
The report of the Commissionera the Colony has lost, through the death of Mr. Hannosuke Mori, on of Inland Revenue, for the year Saturday, one of its most, pro-anded March 31, 1933, shows in- minent and highly respected creased revenue from death dutics. members. Mr. Mori Buccumbed but a marked decline in the num- to an attack of pneumonia at the ber of persons paying surtax and in the total amount of surtax assess- Majima Hospital.
Revenue produced in the
year
RESERVOIRS LOW IN. - BRITAIN
London, Feb. 24. The worst drought since 1887 fs ravaging Great Bri tain. Water supplies in all the big cities and rural areas are running dangerously low. Members of all parties have been As Manager of the Yokohama ment. Specia Bank here for the past saven years Mr. Mori was well-from death duties was $76,264,863. most active in criticising the
sondition of the country is known in local commercial circles. being an increase of £11,579,803 Government's water scheme. Tho Prior to coming here, he was for over the preceeding year.
The surtax yielded £64,130,664, a questionably most serious. some time manager of the Singa- decrease of $13,886,821.
In Lake Thirlmere, which sup- Income tax was £250,559,973,plies Manchester with water, is- pore branch of the Bank. When taken ill, Mr. Mori was preparing being a decrease of £37,826,820. lands usually deeply submerged are to leave Hongkong, on
The number of surtax payers foll
now high and dry.. and promotion to the Head Omeo of the Bank.
transfer
The Into Mr. Mori was a member
from 102,128 in the previous year to 89,790 last year.
un-
Liverpool's reservoirs at Riverton The estimated gross income of resemble the crater of a volcano, at. the bottom of which small pools of the Rotary Club and the Hong- the nation during 1932/83 was glisten. Forty days and forty kong Jockey Club, and he took a £3,200,000,000, as compared with
ed to refill them. keen interest in the activities of the actual gross income in the pre-nights of continuous rain are need- these two bodies. He was at ono vious year of £3,891,302,421.
Unless plentiful rain falls soon, Japanese The number of persons with In- tima President of the Residents' Association and his comes exceeding $10,000 annually epidemics in all parts of the coun- death will be a great loss to all was 6,016 last year, as compared try are inevitable this year.
Many people are advocating a of the Japaneeo com- with 1.379 in the previous year.national water grid, similar to the
British Wireless,
electricity grld, but the expense and engineering difficulties are pro-
Bections
munity.
The funeral took place yester-
and was largely of friends here will be sorry, tohibitive. day afternoon attended. Among those present hear of her untimely demise, were the Japanese Consul-Gonoral (Mr. H. Acino) the Vico-Consul (Mr. T. Kohrl), and the managers of all the Japanese firms. In the Colony.
Mr. Mori leaves a widow and six children. It is understood that Mrs. Mor! and her eldest their way. tu now on sch are Hongkong from Japan., They will take deceased's ashes back to his native country.
Mrs. Jessie Collison
The death occurred on Wednes day, at Pearl River, New York, the of Mrs. Jessie Collison, at
born early age of 35. She was in Ilongkong and her large circle
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The Government pointa out that which occurred after a lingering conditions similar to those existing at present have not been experienc The late Mrs. Collison was the ed since 1887. This fact explodes youngest daughter of Mr. Duncan the popular scare that Britain is McNeill,
as beginning a cycle of drought years, sociated with the Talkoo Sugar and supplies an argument against suggested panic measures, Rofinery at Quarry Bay. She was the
not bo al the old Victoria which, in any case, could educated
and School British
Kowloon completed under two or three years. the Ministry of Meanwhile, British School.
the
economy.
In 1922 deceased married Mr. Health has issued a Memorial te Nool B. Collison of the Hongkong local authorities, atressing Gasworks. After spending a few need for rigid water years in the Colony, she and her Watering gardens and washing
went to England and cars is especially mentioned. husband
The Memorial concludes by coun. then on to New York, where Mr..
the foolish virgina Collison was connected with the selling industrial firm of Messrs. Price, endeavour to borrow from the wise.
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FRESH ELECTION IN GERMANY? "A NEW APPEAL TO THE NATION"
Berlin, Feb. 24.
The great Robinson superb as an incredible adventurer who lived to beg in the city he built-whose achievements towered like the Rockies-whose sins were the scandal of an age!
The Chancellor relterated Ger- mauy's pacific intentions and said the politicians would appeal to the nation's strength only in case of an emergency-Reuter.
Press
Audienco of Veterans. According
to United A new appeal to the nation
messages, Hitler's audience con- was announced by Herr Hitler
sisted of 2,500 veteran. Nazla in the Hofbraeuhaus bear cellar where in a broadcast speech to-day. The Reich Chancellor did not Hitler Bret announced the famous indicate whether a plebiscite
25 planks of the party's platform. ***The Government realises it or another clection was in-
would risk everything by wantonly tended. Hitler's speech was made when provoking war, he declared. "We Inaugurating the celebrations in can tell every foreign diplomat we connection with the fourtheenth do not need diplomatic success in anniversary of the founding of the order to win the people. We have Nazi party,AN
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Hitler spoke from the same boar "The Government insists equally: cellar hall in which fourteen years on peace and on obtaining the ago ho held his first mass meeting. rights due to every honest nation.':