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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1937.
IF I WERE H.K. TREASURER-FINAL ANALYSIS
Voted
FINAL Didysis
Income, Shares, Death Duties:
Bachelors Should Pay
of letters
received on *if I were Treasurer" van now be made. the The analysis shows that 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
Percentage
of all letters received.
Taxation.
Income Tax
Bachelors
Wines, Spirits. Berts
appreciations
Death Duties
Aliens
Articles
Stock Exchange margin
Cars & Motorisis
Sweeps
Horse Racing
Tobacco, Cigarettes Roadside Hoardings
Dividends
Colonial Lottery Perfumery, Jewellery
Property owners
Копия властя
Emply flats
Domestic Animaln
75
60
CO
00
50
50
50
Support For P.I. Trade Preference
Senator King Claims Strong Backing
Washington, Apr. 21, Senator William King, of Utah, in-. terviewed by the United Press, said he personally agreed with the view that there should be a prolonged period of Philippines-American pre- ferential trade relations, and he be lieved that the majority of the Seni- tor's likewise favoured that procedure. Senator King said he agreed with Mr. Francis Sayre, Assistant Secre- tary of State, and President Manuel Quezon that the joint committee of experts should formulate a new pro- gramme, subject to later considera- tion by Congress. This procedure," he said, "would be satisfactory in view of the International aspects of the situation."
"The Sinte Depstment should have something to say," said the Senator. "because the policy affects our re- lations in the Orient. The Depart- ment should know the views of Japan, China, the Netherlands. ri- the tain and other neighbours of Philippines.
Senator King also approved the re- affirmation of the United States in
to seek a neutralisation agree- tention ment, which, he said, would be a moral protection for the islands. He drew attention to the fact that he initiated the neutralisation
project ten years ago. He said he believed that the Philippines' views on the question of earlier independence had not yet enirely crystallised, "but if they want to shorten the Common- wealth, I will be gald to help.”— United Press.
Rebels Mining All Loyalist
Seaports Now!
Itabat, Apr. 22.
Insurgents have broadleast a communique from Tetuan an- nouncing that the Burgos Junta has informed all foreign govern- ments that the Nationalists intend
MAJORITY READY TO PAY MORE AFINAL 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 Government.
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 render makes a novel sug- gestion which will probably com- mend itself to the average long- 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.
reader wants lo spea Another
"Motorists fee instituted, pariting
valuable space with their occupy Juxurious cars. Why should this be the only place in the world where they are given valuable sites free of all charge.
A tax of 50 cents daily
for each car would cover the cost of upkeep of our roads, which are sup- posred stale.
to be in such n deplorable
the
Most significant of all is the heavy voting in favour of bachelor taxes and Income taxes. Evidently majority of renders think that Hong- kong bachelors are let off too lightly.
"An Old Subscriber" wants to see Increased duties on all fiquors and
tobacco
noi of Empire origlu and suggests that government should also double the stamp dutles. He would Institute a Sales Tax, increase death duties, increase duties on wines and perfumes and increase the cost of |
radio heences. "An Old Subscriber" also considers that aliens, stock ex- appreciations, eats change margin
and roadside and dogs, cosmetics, hoardings' should be heavily toxed.
COMPANY-PROFITS
"A.R.F.R." strongly supports tax on undivided company profits und large kelle bunk balances, Government, he considers, should fees charge
registration $1,000 for share and commodity brokers, $3,000 for bankers teence and $50,- He 000 for a race-course licence. would institute an income tax, but only for sterling paid government employees.
The gilt Coronation conch in which the King and Queen wat ride 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.
Ex-Constable Canadians May
Gaoled
Repudiate Cio
For Stealing Letters. But U.S. Union Chief
From Boxes
An ex-epnstable in
Thinks Not
told
the
con-
official the Hongkong Well-informed
RADIO BROADCAST
Children's Concert From The Studio
DANCE MUSIC
Radio Programme, Broadcast by Z.B.W: un Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 lc.c's), 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's), p.m. A Relay of Dance Music Iron the longkong Hotel Root- Gurden.
6 p.m. From the Studio.
A Children's Concert. 6.30 p.m.
Excerpts.
Gilbert and Sullivan'
"The Yeomen of The Guard"- Light Gems....Columbia Vocal Opera Company; "Trial By Jury". never, never; May it plense you; That she is reeling; Oh, Gentlemen, listen. Members of the D'Oyly Curte Light Opera
Of
That
reasonable propany The
seems a Mikado"-
despair; And man, Me round. Members of the
yd.... D'Oyly Carte Light Opera Company,
6.50 p.m.
Duo for Plano and Violin in A Major, Op. 162 (Schu- bert), played by Sergei Rach maninoff (Piano) and Fritz Krels- ler (Violin).
1st Movement-Allegro moderate; 2nd Movement-Scherzo-Presto and Trio; 3rd Movement-Andantino; 4th Movement-Allegro vivace.
7.15 p.m. Grand Massed Brass Bands.
Under the Banner of Victory (Von Blon); El Abanico-March (Juve loyes, arr. Hume); Steadfast and True-March (Teike, arr. Bidgood); A Wayside Sanctuary-Idyll (Mac- (arr. kenzie); Minstrel Memories Rimmer).
7.30
p.m. Stock Quotations Hongkong Exchange Market Report.
and
7.35 p. New Gramophone
Records.
Violin Solo-Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
(Chopin-Posthumous) .... Natan Milstein; Tenor Solo-Parlez- Moi d'Amour (Lenoir).... Michael Bartlett; Band Music-The Changing of the Guard....Regimental Band of 1.M. Grenadier Guards; Pianoforte
Solo-Serenata (Moszkowsk-Op. 151).... Ignaz Friedman; Orchestral Exultation Waltz (Lautenschlager); Waltz of the Dolls (Bayer)....Or chestra Mascotte.
8 P.11. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.
8.03 p.m. From the Studio,
A Chinese Concert.
Pro-
a fre-
11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m. European gramme from ZE.K. on quency of 610 kilocycles.
8.05 p.m.
Charlie Kunz at the Plano.
Medley No. R. 5; Medley No. R. 7; Medley No. R 12.
“Cinderella”—Ã p.m. Phantasy (Eric Cantes), played by the Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Eric Coates.
Police Faree, and former soldier in United Press to-day that the
Chan Wah, ferees had reached a basis for a 8.25 the Kwangtung Army. aged 24. unemployed, appeared before settlement of the strike at the Gen- Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy eral Motors Corporation plant in this this morning, charged on-counts of Canadian city. | (a) stealing a letter from a letter box
at-No108-Queen's-Road-West, the It is blieved the workers have“re-i property of Au Young Kim-chi, com-pudiated the C.1.0. pradore of N. S. Moses and Co., und
8.38-p.m. Vocal-Gems.- Bouquet of Spanish Songs.... Sevillan Serenaders; Harry Lauder (b) stealing a letter from a fetler The full basis of the agreement will Vocal Gems, (arr. Byng)....Scot- box at No. 210 Hollywood Road, the be announced to-niorrow afternoon, tish Male Voice Singers; (a) Honey- property of Lâm Tak, aged 82, a fin- but it is likely that the terms are, suckle and the Bee (Kapps-Fitz); smith.
He denied the charges.
roughly, thal the General Motors (b) If you want to know the time Corporation will recognise the local usit a Policeman (Burando-Rogers) Lance-Sergeant W. S. Dall,
Oshawa Unton's bargaining powers....Light Opera Male Chorus; Little secuting, said that An Young Kim-chi, but that the local union will re- Annie Rooney (Nolan)....The Maes- one of the complainants, diad failed to pudiate the C.1.0.-United Press. tros (Vocal Quintette). appear in Court, and this charge was accordingly withdrawn against de- fendant.
DOUBTS REPORT
9 p.m. London-Food for Thought." Three short talks on maiters of topical interest. (Electrical Record- jing).
0.20 p.m.
London- Syncopated Piano Music, (Recorded).
0.30 p.m. London-News and An- nouncements.
"E
Orch
9.55 p.m. Marek Weber and His
There should, le guys, be a form
Washington, Apr. 21. of Unemployment Insurance for the
Continuing, Sergeant Dall said that
Mr. Homer Martin, United Auto- learned class, the revenue to be
District Watchman Chan Sau say de mobile Workers' chief, questioned raised from an Unemployment Tax fendant inserting a small plece of
doubted the here to-day, sold he Allens, bachelors, stock exchange stick into a letter box at No. 168 accuracy of the Oshows report, margin appreciations, horse racing. Queen's Road West, take out a lester doubt if the repudiation of the C.1.0. club and other local sweeps, soft and put it in his pocket, As the man is contained in any agreement drinks and roadste hoardings, should | was about to walk away, the district reached," he said.
"Suite Orientale" (Popy); Part 1- be taxed.
Les Bayaderes. Part 2-Au Bord du "Premium bonds would. however, Three letters altogether were found in
Gange. Part 3-Les Aimees. Part solve the whole trouble without ad- defendant's pocket, two belonging ditional taxation," he concludes, the complainants, and the uther's ad-etters in the street to see where the-Patrouille: "Leo Fall Potpourri district (arr. Dostal); "The Quaker Girl"- They would undoubtedly please the dress could not be traced. Defendant stamps had coine from, the majority of taxpayers."
admitted at the Police Station that he watchman arrested him, and accused Waltz (Monckton). Most of the writers who advo-wanted to get the stamps off the en-tim of stealing the letters. When his
velopes to sell.
cated increased taxation un COS- metics, jewellery, nerfumes and furs were men.
watchman stopped and searched him.
friend saw defendant's arrest, he ran away. Defendant said he had come Evidence was then given by the dis- down to Hongkong from Swatow after he had been disbanded from the trict walchman, and Lam Tak, who
He also admitted Women voted heavily in the large identified the letter and said he had Kwangtung Arniy.
previous convictions in 1932 for far tax for stock: not seen it before. pot! in favour of a
reny, an offence against the Pawn- Defendant stated in evidence that he brokers Ordinance, and misconducting exchange margin appreciations, in- sweeps and creased taxation on the Spanish...Government's
had been given the letters by a friend,himself as a police constable. taxation on beers And who also handed him the pitce 31 hands-Reuter,
increased
Sentence two months' hard labour spirits.
stick.
the was imposed. While he was examining
to saw alnes in front of all ports
In
BRITISH CARGO SEIZED
for
Here is a final selection of "It I Were Treasurer" letters:
II. J.: The idea of taxing windows
an
London, Apr. 21. Questioned in the House of Com- mona regarding the seizure by the is an excellent one. Alternatively, Spanish Insurgents of two Spanish Government could tax householders ships currying a British owned cargo whose arcommodation exceeds and a cargo of Iron-are destined
average of three rooms per person. England the Foreign Secretary re- plied that the Insurgent authorities find agreed in one case to hand over the cargo to the British authorities. The British Ambassador was newing his representations in the other case-British Wireless.
Mobilising Troops For Strike Riot
Auburn, Maine, Apr. 21. Four companies of the National Guard have been mobilised here following a riot which police hurled tear gas shells into a crowd,
re-
The rioters comprises 1,000 shoe factory strikers.—-Reuter:
"VULTURES' TALONS"
"Misogynisi": Tax cosmetics. Make
J. M. Tax chits and credit new counts. Tradespeople lose through having to give credit: It forces ud
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
EVERY
17-
WOE TO
The forthcoming wedding is OF CULTURE SORT WHICH DESTROYS THE MOST EFFECTUAL nouneed of Mr. George, Michael MEANS OF ALL. TRUE CULTURE, AND Gilliard, restaurant assistant inasager,
10.15 p.m. London-Big Ben,
Dance Music.. heaven; Fox-TrotDid I remember?; Fox-Trot-Car of dreams; Fox-Trot
Accent on Youth; Waltz-A beauti fui Lady in Blue; Quickstep-China Boy: Quickstep-Choo-Chinn; Fax- Trot-Hariem; Fox-Trot-Sing, sing, sing; Fox-Trot-Take my heart; Slow Fox-Trot-You're not the kind; Fox- Trot-It happened in the moonlight; Rumba Serenade; Waltz-It's a sin to tell a lie.
Close Down, 11 p.m.
Fox-Trol—A star fell out of
"
MORE DOG-BITES
DIRECTS US TO THE END, INSTEAD OF of 110 Boundary Street, Kowloon TWO RENDERING US HAPPY ON THE WAY. Tong, and Miss Sophie Etnol, of the
same address. Goethe,
The R.A.M.C. Association will hold
Two men, Li Kuen, aged 38, and the prices of things; people find it Chan Kwalk-chu, aged 20, both des-
FURTHER CASES YESTERDAY
nt
Two cases of dog-bites were report- It a heavy tax, and muskee whether it fails. All the better if it does so,
The Committee of the Diocesan ed to the police yesterday. Li Kin- reported that ut 2.30 p.r. he To see women walking about like a dance at the Hotel Ceel next School Old Boys, and the Old Girls' font, a cook of No. 1, Saiwan Terrace, with Saturday, commencing at 8.30 pm, Association, have arranged a Supper was bilten by dog owned newly painted pillar-boxes.
Mr. Simpson, also living Anger-nails like vultures' talons, is when the band of the 1st. Bn., Sea-Dance to take place at the Peninsula by
forth Highlanders, will play, by kind Hotel, Rose Room, on Friday, April at Salwan Terrace. He was sent nouscating.
permission of Lt.-Col. J. Muirhead, 30, for members and their friends, to the Government, Civil Hospita} Mc., and OMeers..
Tickets may be obtained from mem- for treatment, while the dog was sent bers of the Committee,
to Kennedy Town for observation.
Lai Ching, unemployed, living Ngnu Shi Wan, reported that he was Owing to the complainant's depar- bitten by a black chow dog in Sal a great convenience. Make the latcribed as songsters, were charged be- ter, who are the only ones who bene- fore Mr. K. Keen at the Central ture for Singapore, Ng Tung-shing Kung Road. He was sent to the Kow-
discharged fit, pay for the privilege of signing Magistracy this morning with cous- aged 18, unemployed, was noise by
sical on being brought before Mr. K. Keen loan Hospital. playing musical J.B.-I would suggest a heavy taxing a on mah jongg sets, and heavier one instruments in Gough Street near at the Central Magistracy this morn- fountain on the manufacturers of them. Gov- Aberdeen Street ni 1.55 am, to-day.ing, accused of stealing ernment should also increase the tax They admitted the offence. Inspector pen from Wong Lau-wah, a laundry- wines, tobacco, J. R. McWaller said that there were man, in Connaught Road Central on beer, cigarettes, perfumes and motor cars. originally four or five men, and yesterday. Inspector McWalter asked great deal of for permission to withdraw the case. There should by an alien tax and a they were causing a tax on stock market margin oppre- noise by playing Chinese music. A saying Wong had left the Colony. clations. Cosmetics and similar fine of $1, or four days' imprison- The request was granted, and luxury articles should most certainly ment, was imposed on each de- was discharged.
stealing... fendant, be taxed; ··------
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