HONGKONG THE
- TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY,
"If I Were Treasurer"-Readers' Views
MORE THAN HALF SAY TAX
BACHELORS
Others Ask For Tax
A
On Alien Residents
lot of Hongkong people believe that they know how to raise the extra money that will be needed by the Colony's Treasurer this year to finance Government.
Their opinions will be published from day to day in the "Tele- graph." They were submitted in response to an article which ap- peared in Saturday's issue, asking readers to suggest the best- methods for raising taxation in Hongkong.
Other readers are asked to submit suggestions and to mark. with a tick, the items in the
table, accompanying this article, those items they think should be taxel,
So far, most readers have vol. ed for a tax on bachelors and allens,
Others believe that wines and stock ex- spirits, cosmetics,
change margin appreciations and sweeps shoukl have increased taxation.
One reader suggests that Hongkong
revenue from should derive its Colonial Lottery, similar to the State Lottery in Shanghai or the Golden Casket in Queensland.
"Millions of dollars, which could be applied to hospitals and other public works, could be obtained in fashion," he writes.
The Budget
League
of
Here are
the suggestions readers, labulated to show you extra kow they would raise revenue.
Aliens Dachelorn
Wines, beers and spirits Cosmeties
Per cent.
70
GB
45
45
appreciations
Block Exchange Margin
40
Sweeps
40
Death Duties
J3
ù
Horse Racing
Luxury Articles
this
that the It is interesting to note whole of Queensland's hospital and ambulance revenue is derived from a and State Lottery. The hospital ambulance service in this State is recognised as the best in the world.
"Avold all taxation which hinders trade" seems to be the general tenure. Here are some of the opinions:
R
A. W.-Hongkong should Institute Colonial Lottery, either on the prin- cipal races or a straight-out numbers sweep. Millions of dollars have gone Into the Nanking Treasury, and mil. lions of pounds into Queensland Hos- pitals through this system. The Irish Free State has made something Bike £20,000,000 since the inception of its lotteries. The money need not be general revenue, but placed into
could be used for a speciile purpose, such as maintenance of hospitais, etc.
Income Tax
Other readers voted for tobaco-
co and elgarette taxation, radio and drivers' licence Increases, soft drinks, roadside hoardings windows,
Lax, auper
fax dividends, a lottery, motor tax increase, property owners, matalied owners, "luxury" clothes.
on
car
New Airways Across The
Blue Pacific
N. ZEALAND LINK
New York, Apr. 15. Opening of a new aerial
A Hongkong lottery would receive trade route bringing New support from all over the East, owing
other sweeps and cosmetics.
was
an-
Airways,
MY WORD! AN ACTOR!-That widely known Irish dramatist. George Bernard Shaw, has agreed to take part in John Drink- water's new screen play, "The King's People," now in preparation In London, which allows British celebrilles of the day. Here is Mr. Shaw adjusting bin glasses before the cameras click off a special reel in which he appears.
Szita, Anis Provide Sensational Numbers
Divers Work On Ferryboat
Solar Star May Be Raised To-day
Efforts may be made this afternoon to raise the wreck of the Solar Star, the ferry which sank alongside the Star Ferry Company's Hongkung under scrisational circum-
etances last week,
Eight divers were employed this morning in patching the hull of the Solar Sinr, in order to make it water- tight when lifting operations are com- menced.
in
Giunt 8-inch pumps will be utilised the salvage operation.
By "FIRST NIGHT" Real sensationalism was wharf Zealand and Australia the keynote of the numbers to the integrity of the Government.
3. M. C-Avold all taxes which,
mure within four travel days of provided by Szita and Anis hinder trade and make for
at their debut in the Roof officials. I would institute an income tux, increase taxes on beer, and im-San Francisco pose duties on horse racing, club and nounced early this month by Garden of the Hongkong
Hotel on Saturday night, B. W. B-Avold-like the plague-Pan American hampering business by incrented which simultaneously start- ment, motor cars, tea, petrol, salt, etc. ed survey flights. Death duties, dutles on beer,
spirits, wines, tobacco, cosmetics, motor-cars One of the giant Sikorsky
all huxuries should be increased.
clipper transport planes, with a Aliens and bachelors should pay more
crew of six men, is being used towards the cost of government.
C. J. 8-Tax property owners and
for surveys over the 7,000 mile matshed owners-especially the late
It route. ter, who can well afford to pay. they can afford to maintain matsheds, and cars to reach them, they
taxation on business sales, entertain-
can
I recommend this amazing team us one of the best to step into the spotlight on a Hong kong dance floor, and, with an ear to the applause that greeted each of their four turns, would say that several hundred local socialites agree with me.
It takes more than constant The light, which is over an un-practice and a "born to dance" afford to pay $10 or $20 per annum blazed air frail, according to Pan complex to put across the acts American Airways, comer at the end Szita and Anis gave Roof Garden towards the cost of Government,
A. 6Luxuries should bear the of three years of preparation. Dur brunt of any new taxation. If people ing that time an active force of patrons. can afford to buy costly things they meteorologists,
radio experts
ut
can afford to pay taxation. Per-operations engineers have been fumeries, beers, wines, spirits, tobac-work in the territory making island cos and cigarettes, cosmetles, mator and marine surveys and studies of cars, sporting requisites, yachts, even weather peculiarities, "luxury" clothes such as
evening
dresses and dinner sults, are among
the first things I would tax.
"Expert" Start with an Income tax, the rate to increase as you go
rich.
W. L-A
can
6,910 MILES The route mapped out for the first night
6.010 miles covers
and is
10
at
IT
there
Where, almost literally speaking, wasn't enough room to swing vigour and enthusiasm that everyone cat, Szite swung Anls with such present-and there was an alnost record crowd considerably augment ed by after-theatre parties from the Philharmonic-expected disaster,
It is expected that the pumps will expel the water from the hull at such a rapid rate that the vessel will re- float without the aid of tanks.
Certain sections of the sunken ferry-have been rendered watertight by the divers and the water will be pumped from these sections.
An experimental pumping of one of the watertight compartments was unsuccessfully tried this morning, a the pumps commenced drawing out portion of the bulkhead collapsing as the water.
The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock- yards tug Henry Keswick is assisting in the salvaging operations, power for the pumps being derived from this vessel,
pace that was almost as fast as the fans above.
When, after a season that will most assuredly be considerably extended by the Management of the Hongkong A managerial entertainment ex- Hotel, Szita and Anis eventually leave pense account for broken crockery, this Colony, they will be able to dis- broken tables and at least one broken close to fellow-troupers that Hong- hend was averted only by the kung's evil reputation for conservat- astonishing accuracy of Salta, who ism is mythical. They received an gave many husbands, present fleas on ovation that was as deserved as it was how to treat the wife, when he swung astonishing for this so phlegmatic Anls through the air at a whirlwind place and its people.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
CAN MAKE ANYTHING
up the Pealt, Anyone living above divided into four sectors. The
2,410 miles
Alameda from the mid-levels should be made to pay twice or thrice as much as people Honolulu is the longest stretra and
be made the successive stops will living in Kowloon. A tax on
Kingman Reet.
Pago Pago number of windows in a house would American Samoa and Auckland, New also be a good Iden; if people can afford to maintain palatial manstuns Zealand. with 30 or 40 windows they
Oficials of the air line pointed out to New fastest passage afford to pay taxes. It is a shame that the that the present system of taxationZealand by steamship now required hits the poor person as much as the
nineteen days. They said that the actual starting date of nir passenger
PROPAGANDA graduated income tax on and freight service over the new all salaries above $1,000, and a tax route had not been determined. On rorULAR-EVEN DEATH-Mrs. Jul Waddington, Manager of the P, and on all dividends, would bring in Pan American's San Francisco-Manila Gunther.
the Hongkong route, service, was started six months entugh money for Government to finance all its under-after the pioneer light. takings. If there must be increased
Grent commercial possibilities for people who can bear it taxation, the
Huminated designs will be a fea- sliculd be made to pay.
the new route were predicted by cident, will be pleased to learn that ture of the Coronation decorations in
One saict: "Australasia, More readers' letters on "If I were alleinls.
atic is progressing towards recovery, the Naval Duckyard on May 12, Al- Treasurer will be published to particularly the Continent of Australia although she will be compelled to though details of the schemes have morrow. Readers are asked to sub-fourth inest important work market for a fortnight or so longer.
and New Zealand constitutes the remain in the War Memorial Hospital not yet been completed, two of the mali pleces will be on the Murray for American trade. At the present
Road-Queen's Road corner and the time it represents a volume of morg than $120,000,000 annually, second only to the entire, Far East for the Pacifle area."
mit suggestions.
120 MARRIAGES Woman's Unique
Record
THREE BASES
11
The many friends of Mrs. W. A. Butterfield, who recently fractured both ankles as the result of on ne-
Mrs. Waddington, wife of Mr. W. J.
O. Bank, will be amongst local re- sidents leaving for Home by the liner Ranpura on May 1
16.
rc-
G. Fernison, 38, a steward of the chimney stuck in the middle of the President Coolidge was charged be- yard.
Central tore Mr. K. Keen at the
be- Magistracy this morning with
Two cases of dog-bltes were having in a riotous manner in Queen's ported to the police this 'morzing. Rond Central while drunk and with Mr. Lawrence, of 28 Wonguelcheong Three bases are equipped to fune doing damage to Government pro- Road, reports that his dog bit two ser- A woman has just completed tion as operating points at the present party while in the Police station cell vants, while Mr. Yvanovich, of 17 Inspector Baker, prosecuted. Saares Avenue, reports that Els sont her 120th wedding.
time. For some time, Pon American No. 9.
dog whilst playing- She is Mrs. Nellie Flint of Airways has maintained an expert-Defendant did not appear in Court was bitten by
was estrented. Both animals have been sent to Fremantle, Western Australia staffed by an operationa
mental base force at Pago Pago, and his ball of $50
Kennedy Town for observation, who occupies the position, unique radlo operator and a meteorologist. Adolle Vatner, 23, a Lithuanian,
Eugene Mak Sik, 25, and Kwong Po, 23, for 01 woman, of deputy- There is a similar station at Auck- Sergic Murzanoff, 20, and
were both unemployed, were charged be. registrar of births, marriages onmer Worth Wind, fitted out as a charged before Mr. K. Keen, at the fore Mr. K. Keen at the Central
land. The Pan American supply Denisoff, 24, both Russians,
this morning Magistracy this morning with the fying base with weather observatory Central Magistracy
board the She still "quite enjoys it". after equipment, radio and direction finder, with stowing away on
to Sze, 60, widow, in Queen's Road Cen- tying 120 marrlage knots. She told 'ns well as refueling gear and a land-President Coolidge from Hongkong to arceny of a gold earring from Chunu Maniin and with entering the Colony tral on April 18. Second defendant Austral News that registry officeing crew, is al Kingman Reef.
on Aprli 12 without a valid passport. was charged with alding and abetting. couples like the ceremony to bc "quick, quiet and economical".
These stations
last Detective Sergeant Russell said de-Detective Sergeant Carruthers pro- during the
First defendant pleaded appointed two several months, have been exchang-fendants arrived in the Colony from secuted. Mrs. Flint was years ago when her husband died, ing radio bearings, flling weather re-Canton on Apell 12. Defendants guilty and was remanded 24 hours examination.. Second succeeding him both in his position ports to Alameda and functioning were fined $30 or one month on each for medical and as breadwinner for two smell under regular transport procedure. charge and expulsion orders were defendant pleaded not guilty and was
Imade against them. daughters.
also remanded for 24 hours.
and deaths.
United Prest.
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APRIL
20, 1937.
RADIO BROADCAST
Studio Recital by Mrs. Neil Mathieson
"WORLD. 'AFFAIRS"
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (845 .c's.), 31.19
m.c'u.);
metres (0.52
4-7 pm. Chinese Programme.
7 p.m. Variety.
it
Orchestra-O Sole Mio.....Mag- yari Imre and Hin Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra; Vocal--I'll sing you thousand love Orchestra
...N
Henri; Rapture"- Selection....Geraldo and His Or- chestra; Piano Solo-Piano Medley
No. R.19.... Charlie Kunz; Vocal--
Tua't It
0.
day.
....Ginger
Heters: In Love (155 Car-
roll Gibbons (Piano) and His Doy Friends; Vocal-Cabin on the Hill- Top...Turner Layton; Orchestra- Why couldn't it be poor little me7..
Benny Goodman and His Orches-.
tra.
7.30 p.m. Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report. p.m. Songs by Walter Glynne (Tenor).
"Evensong"I wait for you, Tro- lee; Walter Glynne Medley,
Sonota for Violin and Pinno la G Mujer (Bach), played by Adolf Busch, (Violin) and Rudolf Serkin (Pianoforte).
7.50 p.m.
8 p.m. Time, Wenther and An- nouncements,
8.03 p.m. A Recital by Grace Moore (Soprano).
Musetta's Woltz Song ("LA Boheme" Puccini); Funicult, Funi- cula (Denza): "The King Steps out" -Learn how to lose; Stars in my cycs,
8.15 p.m. From the Studio. A Light Pianoforte Recital by Nurn Kanis.
1. Prélude in D Major; 2. Pastoral 'The in A Major......Lindo; 3.
1. Schumann; Prophet Bird
Bees Wedding.... Mendelssohn: 5. Gopak....Moussorgsky.
8.30 Dam
p.m. The London Palln- dium Orchestra with Essic Ack- land (Contralto).
Orchestral-Through
Night to
Light (Laukien); Contralto Solu Gentle Zephyrs (Jensen); The Fairy Tales of ireland (Coates); Orchestra Fon- -Wedded Whimsies (1turanrous 1 tasy), (Arr. Alford); Orchestral-- Kiss me again (Herbert); Contralto (Del Riego); Orcles- Sonra (Arr. Gech); Contralto Soln-lust for 10-
Samomilly's
day (Seaver).
p.m. Jack Wilson and His Ver- satile Five. Punch and Judy Show (Black).
(Curzon). Zingaresen Piano Fun (Solo pianoforte, Jack Wilson), (Pacques). Passing By (Purcell, arr. Berenska),
9.15 p.m. A Recital by Mrs.
Nell
Mathieson (Contralto).
DA
1. Lovellest of Trees; 2. In Sum- mertime
Bredou....Grabum Peel): 3. Bright is the ring of words; 4. The Roadside Fire.....Vaughan Williams; 5. Life and Death...... Coleridge-Taylor.
9.30 p.m. Loudon--News and An- nouncements
9.55 pm. The Music of Albert Ketelbey.
Orchestral The Clock and the Dresden China Fbtures.....
Ferdy Kauffman and His Orchestra; In the Moonlight....The London Palladium Orchestra, Organ Solo-In a Mann- tery Garden.Reginald Foart; Or- chestral-Dance of the Merry Mascots Orchestre Raymonde: Organ Solo In a Chinese Temple Garden.... Reginald Foort.
10.15 p.m. Big Ben. "World Affairs." A Talk by H. V. Hodson.
10.30 p.m. Dance Music.
Fox Trot-On a Coconut island; Fox Trot Me and the Moon: Fox Trot-Thankful; Fox. Trot--Swing that Music; Fox Trot-Bluin' the Blues; Fox Trof-Ostrich Walk: Fox Trot-No renter love: Fox Trot- Lost: Waltz-Cluse to me. 11 pm. Close Down.
RISING TIDE OF PROPAGANDA
BUTLER EXPLAINS BAD FRONTIER SITUATION
London, Anr. 19. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for India arul Burma, veply- ing to questions asked in Ute Timise of Commons to-day, stated the unrest on the north-west frontier of India ivas due to the increase of funatical anti-British propaganda by the Fakir Ipl among the younger and less rus- ponsible elementa.
Ite added that the Indian Govern- ment was trying to restore order ly political pressure and by ocenalenal ir rakis over the hostile tribesmen's hiding placca.—Reuter,
1
CLOUDY WEATHER
The unticyclone has moved into the Pacifle to the east of Japan, and has increased considerably intensity Pressure is relatively low over China and Indo-China. Local forecast:- East and S.E. winds, moderate; cloudy generally,
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