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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1984.
OBITUARY
MANAGER OF YOKOHAMA
SPECIE BANK
INLAND REVENUE
INTERESTING FACTS IN 1933 REPORT
London, Feb. 24.
The Japanese, community In the Colony, has lost, through the The report of the Commissioners death of Mr. Hannosuke Mori, on of Inland Revenue, for the year Saturday, one of its most pro- ended March 31, 1933, shows in- minent and Highly respected creased revenue from death, duties. membera, Mr. Mori succumbod but a marked docline in the num- to an attack of pneumonia at the bor of persona paying surtax and in the total amount of surtax assess- Majima Hospital,
ment.
WORST DROUGHT. SINCE 1887:
RESERVOIRS LOW IN
BRITAIN
London, Feb. 24. The worst drought since ∙1887 la ravaging Great Brl- tain. Water supplies in all the big cities and rural areas, are running dangerously low, Members of all parties have been Government's water scheme. The
As Manager of the Yokohama
Revenue produced in the year Spocia: Bank hors for the pas from death duties was £76,264,363. most active in criticising the.
Boven yours Mr. Mori was well-
known in local commercial circles, Prior to coming here, he was for some time manager of the Singa pore branch of the Bank. When taken ill, Mr. Mori.was preparing to leave Hongkong, on transfer and promotion to the Head Office of the Bank.
The late Mr. Mori was a member
condition of the country is un-
being an increase of $11,579,803 over the preceeding year. decrease of $18,886,621.
The surtax yielded £54,180,664, questionably most serious.
In Lake Thirlmere, which sup- Income tax was £250,659,973,plies Manchester with, water, is- being a decrease of £37.820,820: lands usually deeply submerged are
The number of surtax payers fell now high and dry. from 102,428 in the previous year to 89,790 last year..
Liverpool's reservoirs at Riverton resemble the crater of a volcano, at The estimated gross income of the bottom of which small pools of the Rotary Club and the Hong- the nation during 1032/83 was gilaten. Forty days and forty kong Jockey Club, and he took a £3,200,000,000, as compared with nights of continuous rain are need. koon interest in the activities of the actual gross income in the pre-ed to refill them. these two bodies. He was at one vious year of £3,391,302,421.
munity.
and
Unless plentiful rain falls soon,
time President of the Japanese The number of persons with in- Itesidents' Association
his comes exceeding £10,000 annually epidemics in all parts of the coun-
try aro inevitable this year. donth will be a great loss to all was 3,618 last year, as compared
Many people are advocating a of the Japanese com with 4,879 in the previous year-national water grid, similar to the sections
British Wireless..
electricity grid, but the expense The funeral took place yester
and engineering difficulties are pro- day afternoon and was largely of friends here will be sorry to hibitive. attended, Among those prenent hear of her untimely demise, were the Japanese Consul-General which occurred after a lingering (Mr. II. Acino), tho
Vice-Consul illness. (Mr. T. Kohri), and the managers of all the Japanese firms In th Colony,
Hon are
The Government points out that conditions similar to those existing
at prosent have not been experienc- The Into Mrs. Collison was the cd since 1887. This fact explodes youngest daughter of Mr. Duncan the popular scare that Britain is McNeill, for many years as beginning a cycle of drought years, Mr. Mor leaves a widow and sociated with the Talkoo Sugar and supplies an argument against six children. It is understood Refinery at Quarry Bay. She was the suggested panic measures, that Mrs. Mori and her eldest educated" at
not be the old Victoria which, in any case, could to British now on their way
School and Kowloon completed under two or three years. Hongkong from Iapan. They will British School.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of n Memorial to take deceased's ashes back to his
In 1922 deceased married Mr. Health has issued native country.
Nool B. Collison of the Hongkong local authorities, stressing the Gasworks. After spending a few need for rigid water economy, gardens and washing years in the Colony, she and her Watering husbund Avent to England and cara is especially mentioned.
The Memorial concludes by coun- then on to New York, where Mr.
the foolish virgins to Collison was connected with the selling industrial firm of Messrs. Price, endeavour to borrow from the wise.
-Our Own Correspondent. Waterhouse Inc.
Mrs. Jessie Collison
The death occurred on Wednes day, at Pearl River, New York, of Mrs. Jessie Collison, at the early age of 35... She was born in Ilongkong and her large circle
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The Chancellor reiterated Gor- many's pacifle intentions and mid the politicians would appeal to the nation's strength only in case of an emergency-Reuter
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