THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.' THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1937.
IF I WERE H.K. TREASURER-FINAL ANALYSIS
How Income, Shares, Death Duties:
Bachelors Should Pay
They
Voted
TUNAL
were
analysis of letters Feceived on "If I Treasurer can now be made. The analysis shows that the twenty suggestions most heavily supported for new or increased taxes to raise additional revenue needed by the Treasurer in next., year's Budget were:-
Subject of
Taxation.
Income Tax
Bachelors
Percentage
of all letters received.
Wines, Spirits, Beers Stock
Death Duties
Cosmetlen
ភ
margin
MAJORITY READY TO PAY MORE
A
FINAL analysis of the "If I Were Treasurer" letters discloses that there are many Hongkong people who are prepared to make sacrifices in order to help the 40 → Government,
Exchange
appreciations
Allens
Luxury Articles
Cars & Motorists
40
40
Sweeps
40
Horse Racing...
Tebacco, Cigarettes
30
Roadside Hoardings
30
Dividends
30
Colonial Lottery
Perfumery, Jewellery
25
Property owners
10
Bonus shares
10
Empty fats
10
Domesile Animals
New X-Ray
Tube Equals $75 Million Radium
10
Washington, April 10.
Some people,
however,
are selfish in their views. They are willing to see in- creased taxation-but not the kind of taxation that will hit their own pockets.
One reader makes a novel sug- gestion which will probably com- mend itself to the average Hong- kong girl. It is that Govern- ment should institute income tax on married women who work while their husbands are in good positions. "I would tax these women, who deprive single girls and sometimes men of work, un- til it wouldn't be worth their while working.
Another render wants to see a
"Motorists fee instituted. parking
with their occupy valuable space
An X-ray tube has been per-luxurious cars. Why would this be fected which is equivalent to the only place in the world where
they are given valuable sites, free of
$75,000,000 worth of radium innil charge. A tax of 50 cents daily energy output, according to Dr. for each car would cover the cost of Lymann J. Briggs, director of upkeep of our roads, which are sup- the National Bureau
of posed to be in such o deplorable Standards.
state.
Most significant of all is the heavy
In the testimony during house sub-voting in favour of bachelor taxes committee hearings in the Department and income taxes. Evidently the of Commerce appropriation bill,majority of readers think that Hong- Briggs revealed that the x-ray tube kong bachelors are let off too lightly. worked out by commercial electrical experts was so powerful that it could not be satisfactorily tested at the bureau.
"An Old Subscriber" wants to see increased duties on all liquors and tobacco not of Empire origin and suggests that government should also double the stamp duties. He would The tube offers eclentists and e9 Institute a Sales Tax, increase death pecially doctors a new and powerful duties, increase duties on wines and weapon for research. Radlum, ex-perfumes and increase the cost of pensive and limited in quantity, is radio licences. "An Old Subscriber
also considers that aliens, stock ex-
and roadside
now used by doctors as one of the change margin appreciations, cats treatments for cancer. If the new and dogs, cosmetics, tube can be used for this research, thoardings should be heavily taxed. offers a cheaper substitute for this medical method.
COMPANY PROFITS
0
000
The gilt Coronation conch'in which the King and Queen will rido to and from Westminster Abbey during the Coronation, was recently seen in the streets of London. It has been overhauled and was drawn, carefully covered, to Buckingham Palace,
One-Word
Mistake
Costs Woman's Life
Under Anaesthetic
"PRO" FOR "PER"
BE
Eccles (Lancs), April 15. ¿ECAUSE a dispenser at the Eccles and Patricroft Hospital mistook the word "procaine" for "percaine" a woman died in the hospital from an over- dose of anaesthetic.
A single x-ray tube of this "A.R.F.R." strongly supports tremendous power_would_be_equlvi-and-largo-idle-bank-balances tax__ on "undivided company profila lent to more than all the radium | Government, he considers, should
The dispenser, Daniel Joseph |dition of health, and without some now used in all hospitals or research | cha
charge $1,000 registration fres
Morris, to-day told the Eccles surgical interference her expectation for share and commodity brokers, centres in the world.
of life was limited. coroner that the day before the owing to this tragic blunder in
Her death came $3,000 for bankers licence and $50,-
the "That tube has great possibilities 000 for a race-course licence. He patient, Mrs. Mary Hannah dispensary." in hospitals, if we know how to use it would Institute an hicome tax, but Holloway, aged sixty, of Shake- only for sterling paid government
In an official statement issued by speare-crescent, Patricroft, was the general secretary of the hospital to be operated on, he was told it is stated: "Many thousands of one per cent. unaesthetics are administered every to prepare a solution of procaine hydroch-year in this hospital, and this is, if I remember rightly, the first fatality. loride for the anesthetic.
"None but fully qualified dis- pensers are allowed to join this stat.
properly," Briggs told the commlitee. employees. "But we must be able to mensure the
There should, he says, be a form. radiation output with great exact of Unemployment Insurance for the ness. Otherwise the physician is learned class, the revenue to bé llable either to do his patient great raised from an Unemployment Tax. injury, or to fali to give his patient Allena, bachelors, stock exchange the maximum benent to be secured. margin appreciations, horse racing, It is a problem that the hospitals club and other local sweeps, soft want us to work and it is a problem drinks and rondside hoardings should that we are extremely anxious to be taxed. work on.".
The Bureau director said that in taking measurements up 300,000 volts it was necessary to have a large hall so that the walls would be from 15 to 20 feet away from the ap- paratus at all places." Unless this dis- tance is maintained, errors measurements enter into the result, Briggs cald.United Press.
Bert Wheeler Plans To Marry -Again
in
solve the whole trouble without ad- "Premium bonds would, however,
ditional taxation," They would undoubtedly please the he concludes. majority of taxpayers."
Most of the writers who advo- cated Increased taxation on cos- melles, jewellery, perfumes and furs were men.
Women voted heavily in the large poll in favour of a tax for stock exchange margin appreciations, in- creased taxation on sweeps and Increased taxation on beers and spirits.
Here is n final selection of "If 1 Were Treasurer" letters:
with
I. J.: The idea of taxing windows Hollywood, April 10. is an excellent one. Alternatively, Government could tax-householders Bert Wheeler, half a comedy whose accommodation exceeds an team on the screen but consider- average of three rooms per person. éd serious and even sad by his
"VULTURES' TALONS" first two wives is a bit more
"Misogynist": Tax cosmetics. Make excited than his usual self as he it a heavy tax, and maskee whether prepares for his third marriage, it falls. All the better if it does 30. this time to film actress Sally To see women walking about like Haines.
newly painted pillar-boxes, nnuelle like vultures tutons, la The chubbier member of the nousenting. Wheeler and Woolsey gag combine JM Tax chits and credit ac- kept his fate straight in front of news-counts. Tradespeople. lose through papermen as he fled his intention to having to give credit; it forces up wed the actress.
the prices of things: people flnd it "Marriage is a serious business," he a great convenience. Make the lat remarked, "and it can't be mixed ter, who are the only ones who bene- with my camle roles."
t, pay for the privilege of signing. JB. I would suggest a heavy tox Their marriage in a few days will be a familiar rile, since Wheeler has on mah jongg sets, and a heavier one been twice divorced and his bride on the manufacturers of them. Gov- once widowed and ance divorced. He cnment should also increase the tax- Is 41 and she 28, Wheeler is the onbeer, spirits, wines, tobacco, father of a seven-year-old daughter. cigarettes, perfumes and motor cars. There should be an. alien tax and a. Robert Woolacy will help with tax on stocks market margin appre- 'arrangements" for the wedding, after ciations. "Cohmetler 'and. similar which the newlyweds will honeymoon luxury articles should most certainly in Miami United Press..
be inxed.
the suppiled a one per cent per caine hydrochloride solution. mistook the name," said · Morris. * Procaine' sounds very much like 'percalne," "
The coroner sald Morris was 茹 fully qualified chemist and frankly admitted that he had confused the drugs.
While procaine
was relatively
harmless and innocuous, percaine was deadly in anything but thera- peutic doses.
TRAGIC BLUNDER'
"I am quite sure the dispenser is full of remorse. for the mistake he made," said the coroner.
Church
Campaign
In Russia
Moscow, Apr. 1. MOR the first time in the history
ERADIO
BROADCAST
Children's Concert From The Studio
DANCE MUSIC ::
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.D.W. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 k.ca), 31.40 metres (9.52 m.c's).
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12.30 p.m. Sulte No. 2 in B Malor (Bach), played by the Chicago Sym- phony Orchestra...
12.47 p.m. A Pianoforte Recital by Alfred Cortel.
1 pm. Time and Weather,
1.03 p.m. Light and Popular Songs. 1.20 p.m. George Scott-Wood and His Plano-Accordeon.
1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather, Time and Announcements
1:40 pm. De Groot and His Con- cert Orchestra.
2.15 p.m. Close Down,
5p. A Relay of Dance Music from the Hongkong Hotel Roof- Garden.
6 p.m. From the Studio.
A Children's Concert. 6.30 p.m. Gilbert and Sullivan Excerpts.
"The Yeomen of The Guard"- Vocal Gems....Columbia, Light Opera Company; "Trini By Jury" Oh, never, never; May it please you; That she is reeling; Oh, Gentlemen, Ilsten....Members of the D'Oyly Carte Light Opera Company: That reasonable proposition; "The
seems a
Persoun, Members of the
have I
man, despair; And
D'Oyly Carte Light Opera Company. 6.50 p.m. Duo for Piano and Violin in A Major, Op. 162 (Schu- bert), played by Sergei Rach- maninoff (Piano) and Fritz Kreis- ler (Violin).
1st Movement-Allegro moderatoj 2nd Movement Scherzo-Presto and Trlo; 3rd Movement—Andantino; 4th Movement-Allegro vivace,
7.15 p.m.
Bands.
Grand Massed Brass
Under the Banner of Victory (Von Blon); El Abanico-March (Jave loyes, arr. Hume); Steadfast and True-March (Teike, arr. Bidgood); (Mac- (arr.
A Wayside Sanctumorica
kenzie); Minstrel Rimmer).
7.30 p.m. Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.
35 D.ML Now Gramophone
Records.
Violin Solo-Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
(Chopin-Posthumous) .... Natan Milstein; Tenor Solo--Parlez- Mol d'Amour (Lenoir)....Michael Bartlett; Band Music-The Changing of the Guard....Regimental Band of 11.M. Grenadier Guards; Planoforte Solo Serenata (Moszkowski-Op. 151)....Ignaz Frdman; Orchestral Exultation Waltz (Lautenschlager); Waltz of the Dolls (Bayer)....Or- chestra Mascotte.
8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.
8.03 p.m. From the Studio.
A Chinese Concert.
11 p.m. Close Down
8.05-11 p.m. European Pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 640 kilocycles.
8.05 p.m. Charlie Kunz at the Piano.
Medley No. R. 5; Medley No. R. 7; Medley No. R. 12,
8.25 p.m. "Cinderella”—A Phantasy (Eric Coates), played by the Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Eric Coates.
8.38 p.m. Vocal Gems.
Bouquet of Spanish Songs.... Sevillian Serenaders; Harry Lauder Vocal Gems, (arr. Byng)....Scot- tish Male Voice Singera; (a) Honey- suckle and the Bee (Kapps--Fitz); (b) If you want to know the time ask a Pollceman (Burando-Rogers) ....Light Opera Male Chorus; Little Annie Rooney (Nolan)....The Macs- tros (Vocal Quintetto).
9 p.m. London-Food for Thought.' Three
chort talks on matters of
topical interest. (Electrical Record- ing).
9.20 p.m. London- Syncopated · Plano Music. (Recorded)."
The FOR
9.30 p.m. London-News and An- patient was in a very serious con- of the Soviets the Autumn (nouncements.
Elections are likely to SCC the 9.55 p.m. Marck. Weber and His
"Suite
introduction of spirited political Orches orientalo" (Popy); Part 1-
'Kind-Hearted' campaigning.
Corporal Reduced
To The Ranks
"THE "kind-hearted" corporal, who sold cups of tea to privates, has been sentenced to be reduced to the ranica.
Les Bayaderes. Part. 2-Au Bord du A. A. Zhdanov, member of the all-Gange. Part 3-Les Aimees. Part Fall"'"-Potpourri
powerful Politburenu, declares that 4Patrouilice Quaker Girl"—
(arr. Dostal); Waltz (Monckton),
with the equal and direct secret ballot guaranteed under the now Constitu- tion, Communist Party candidates can no longer depend solely on parly prestige for election.
London-Big Ben.
of
10.15 p.
Dance Music. Fox-Trot-Astar fell out heaven; Fox-Trot-Did I
I remember?; Fox-Trot Car of dreams; Fox-Trol He revealed that universal suffrage Accent on Youth; Waltz-A beauti- and the secret ballot have alreadyful Lady in Blue: Quickstep China. simulated pre-election.. activities Boy: Quickstep-Choo Choo; Fox- among certain anti-Soviet elements, Trol-Harlern: Fox-Trot-Sing, sing, particularly among the remaining sing; Fo
Fox-Trot-Take my 30,000 Church, parishes,
Fax-Trot-You're not the kind; Fox- Trot it happened in the moonlight; Rumba-Serenade; Waltz-It's a sin to tell alle..
"These hostile groups will un- The corporal, Arthur Preece, of the doubtedly put forward their own can- 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regi-didates and agitate, against, party and ment, pleaded guilty at an Aldershot loyal non-party candidates," he de- court martial to neglecting to abeyclared. "Party candidates, therefore, a battalion standing order which must be able to point to their forbids non-commissioned officers achievements in office, and only those from trading with private soldiers. goining the confidence of the people
At the trial it was stated that can now, hope to be.elected." Preece sold early morning cups of The "Militant Godless Society," Lea to the mon in his barrack-room which for the past four years has He said that he acted out of kind- practically disintegrated, is to be re- ness of heart, and his first thoughts | organised and drawn into an activo: court martial to neglecting to obey campaign to counteract the possible: were for the comfort of his men. His influence of the Church in the forth- "profit roas" negligible.
coming elections.
11 p.m. Close Down,
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