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三拜禮 號六月四英港香 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939 日七初月三
BRITAIN'S BUDGET SETS
NEW PEACE-TIMERECORD
Budget.
SIR JOHN SIMON yesterday introduced the United Kingdom's record peace-time
It calls for the expenditure of £1,285,000,000-over £30 for each man, woman and child in the British Isles.
Revenue is estimated at £942,000,000, leaving a deficit of £380,000,000 which will have to be met from Loans.
per cent.
There will be no change in income Tax, which will remain at the basic rate of 271⁄2
But Surtax will be raised by 5 per cent. on incomes up to £8,000, and by ten per cent. for Incomes above that figure.
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Death Duties have been increased by ten per cent, on Estates over £50,000. Motor-car tax has been increased by 10s. per horse-power, making the total now 25s. per horse-power.
The Duty on Tobacco has been increased by 2s. per lb., and on sugar by a farthing per lb.
Excise duties on camera and cinema films and plates has been increased, the addition equalling two-pence on a small roll of film.
The only reductions in taxation are the abolition of the Medicine Stamp duty and reduction of Theatre Entertainment Duties by 1d. per admission.
Ordinary Defence costs absorb £630,000,000 of the total expenditure.
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£380,000,000 DEFICIT
MET
BY
LONDON, Apr. 25.
BORROWING
THE HOUSE was crowded when Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced his keenly anticipated Budget.
After reminding the House that in the first of his 13 budgets, he had to provide for a grand total of only £53,000,000, the Chancellor said that to-day the budget was 20 times bigger than Gladstone's of 1853, when Gladstone proposed the abolition of income tax. BIG INCREASES
"Although revenue this year fell short of the estimated mark by £17,500,000, it is still nearly £55,000,000 more than the revenue last year.
"The gross total for defence expenditure of all kinds | last year was almost exactly £400,000,000, compared with £265,500,000 the previous year."
While income tax fell short of the estimates, surtax exceeded the estimate of the previous year. DEFENCE BORROWINGS
Sir John Simon explained that defence expenditure last year from revenue was £254,500,000. They had borrowed £128,000,000, making a total of £382,500,000 for the three defence departments.
With food storage and air raid precautions, the gross total was almost exactly £400,000,000.
Supplementary expenditure for defence was a most serious and important question, and a cardinal Issue in the present budget.
He estimated that expenditure for the supply service was £675,000,000.
The total estimated expenditure for air mids precaution services was £42,000,000, of which £37,000,000 had to be bor rowed.
SIR JOHN
ALLSEBROOK SIMON; Chancellor of Exchequer since 1937; leader of the Liberal National Party.
Congrega-
tional Min- ister's son: barrister: chairman of -In-d·t-a-n. Statutory Commis- sion, R 101 Inquiry.
Home
Secretary 1915-16 (resigned, opposing conscription, 1935- 1937; Foreton Secretary 1931- 35. RAF major 1017-18.
Twice married; son, 200 daughters; is 65.
HITLER
SNUBS BRITAIN Refusal To See Ambassador
Opposition Demands More Taxes! Friday
LONDON, Apr. 25. IN THE COURSE of the debate which followed the Chan cellor's Budget speech, Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of tho Opposition, complained that the Chancellor was not really facing ture, but was passing it on. the problem of colossal expendi
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FOR BRITAIN.
LONDON, Apr. 25.
A MEASURE of conscription is now regard-
ed as certain.
"Reuter" understands that the Cabinet
Measures agreed on principle last night, and a two-hour
Denmark- Calls Up More Men
COPENHAGEN,
meeting of the Cabinet to-day devoted con- sideration to specific proposals to be put before Parliament.
An announcement will be made in the House of Commons at the earliest possible moment, Apr. 25. THE DANISH Ministry be introduced as speedily as and it is expected that a bill whi of State to-day issued a possible, to provide the ndees- communique saying that sary powers for the particular 6,000 men will be called to which will eventually be decided compulsory service colours immediately, upon. instead of waiting for the
the
vres.
form of
The Cabinet will hold the ordinary
ordinary autumn manoeu-weekly meeting to-morrow-Reuter.
Surprise Cabinet Meeting
London, Apr. 25. A surprise meeting of the British Cabinet was held at 6.10 p.m. to
Similar measures are being applied to the Navy, making the total of men called up for the Army and Navy between 8,000 and 9,000.-United Press,
Gorman Hold On Yugo-Slavia
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London, Apr. 25. British sources slate that Germany is attempting to tighten her hold on Jugo-Stovia with ព Ava
£10,000,000 credit which will permit Jugo-Slavia to buy German arma ments and exchange cereals for cattle. -United Press.
Stato Visit To Rome
Rome, Apr. 25.
day.
OFFICIAL FRENCH PROTEST Japanese Planes Over Indo-China
CHUNGKING, Apr. 25. told the United
CHINESE OFFICIALS to-day French officials have lodged an Press that
It. It rumoured that the Cabinet official protest to Japan against dealt with the questions of im- Japanese planes flying over the minent conscription and also the Indo-China border on April 18 British nerollations with Moscow during a Japanese raid on Meng- -United Press.
tze.
Young Men First
They declared that the French au London, Apr. 25.thorities have said they will take It is understood that the age group
"suitable action" if the Japanese contemplated as the first step in the manoeuvre is repeated. Government's conscription plans is from 18 to 20,-Kcuter.
It is supposed here that such action would include anti-aircraft fire and French
plane attacks,
Announcement Soon J
Chinese officials said the Japanese manoeuvre is not only a violation of London, Apr. 25. A State visit by Prince Paul of
Indo-China territory but also That under certain conditions Eng-be
must viewed Yugo-Slavia to Rome was announced land must Introduce
from seriously
the compulsory Chinese viewpoint, as China has no on the occnsion of the meeting be
military training, was agreed upon observation posts in Indo-China In tween the Italian and Yugo-Slavby the British Cabinet during its order to warn the western ellies of Foreign Ministers in Venice.
Monday evening meeting, according the approach of Japanese rulders. to the "Dally Telegraph." An announcement to
pointed out that the this effect ra will be made in the near future, it Indo-China, can approach their ob
Japanese planes, by
fying is stated, unless a definite change injectives unseen, thus preventing
The visit will take place in the middle of May.
The Regent will leave Belgrade on May 9, and will stay in Rome for several days as the guest of the King Emperor.Trans-Occan.
Talks in Barlin.
Berlin, Apr. 23. Conversations between M. Mar- covitch and Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop were opened at the German Foreign Office shortly after 6.30 p.m to-day.
Wos
over
the international situation becomes Chinese planes from taking to the air defensively and preventing
apparent.
It is assumed that the Arst step civilians from seeking shelter because would be to call up about half of of lacks of time-United Press. · those between 18 and 20 years of age taking into consideration those who would be regarded as indispensable to the various occupations.
The "News Chronicle publishes n similar report stating that compul- sory service would be introduced which would soon evolve into
military
This first meeting lasted for about an hour, and it is understood to have assumed a positive character, and regular to have been conducted in a cordial Occan. spirit.
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service.-Trans-
LATEST
Conscription Announced
BERLIN, Apr. 25. NAZI SOURCES to-day indicated that Hitler will ignore the British attempts to persuade him to soften this initial interview revolved around It is learnt on good authority that
Equal Obligations his speech on Friday. the main question of rapprochement
Paris, Apr. 25.
LONDON, Apr. 25. Public demand in France that Eng- The British Cabinet has decided to between Yugo-Slavia, and Hungary, and should make the The Fuelirer. is snubbing the seen as a prelude to increased colla-parations for any possible military Immediate conscription which will be same pre-introduce a... Bill to, Parliament for. British Ambassador,
Informed circles also express-with the anti-Comintern Powers.
boration on the part of Yugo-Slavia action ns France, is being more and coupled with the proposal for pro- ed doubt whether the Germani It is confidently predicted that the
more emphatically raised,
visional restrictions of armament The "Pell Journal" declares that proffs." Foreign Minister would be able conclusion of a treaty of amity be to receive Sir Neville before be the outcome.Trans-Ocean,
tween Yugo-Stavin and Hungary will
They said Herr Hibbenthrop Is
Talks in Bucharest "very busy": Jugo-Stavian Foreign Minister, with
conferring with
Bucharest, Apr. 25. whom he expects to secure
Potemkin, deputy Soviet close Foreign Minister, arrived here to-day economic and political collaboration. from Tighina.
Political circles here expressed He was met by an official of the the belief that Hiller will coolly re-Rumanian Foreign Office, and mem- ceive the British Ambassador's bers of the Foreign Legation, as well message, and that there is te po a party of police detectives who chance of the Fuehrer softening his have been assigned the task of pro- speech.
tecting him during his journey through Rumania.
interview.
tion for
the
M.
the only possible bests of collabora- In order to make the measure more tion between England and France acceptable to trade unions and labour could be that of absolute equality of bodies which have so far opposed it obligations.
the Government is also sponsoring a "It is not permissible that French scheme for slashing arms profils. workmen and peasants should be A Cabinet spokesman to-day pre- able to say: We have to face guns, dicted that if labour continues to fight but the English only need to supply compulsory service, Labour leaders material and money!" "
will be subjected to tremendous "Le Matin" writes that in a possible pressure from the rank and file, war of the future it is not alone a United Pres. matter of how many divisions it will be possible to raise, but also the possibility of being able to utiliso them on the spur of the moment. PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
Seo Back Page For Further Late News
NEW BELGIAN CABINET
the preservation of Belgium's inde pondence on the basis of the unison of all the Belgians, constitutional the
reform, and the improvement of the WALS country's
economic and financial situation.
Jater borrowing was
Unmistakable Snub
Lates M. Potemkin left in a private going to fall on the poorest of the poor.
British sources in Berlin regard car for Giurgiu, when he crossed the "Sooner or later and the sooner Herr Ribbentrop's and Herr Hitler's through Buigarin to Turkey.
Danube to continue his journey the better we shall have to come failure to receive the British Am-
It is stated that while still on Bul- down to taxation, of accumulated bassador as "an unmistakable snub." indebtedness on which interest must ceived a reply to his request for an wealth, instead of treating enormous Sir Nevile Henderson has not re-garian soll, he was met by a Turkish
personage of high rank.
BRUSSELS, "Apr. 25. It is icarnt that M. Potemkin did be paid," Mr. Attice sald.
"with" Herr Ribbentrop The estimated expenditure on food reserves was £5,000,000.
and has not even received a, sugges not get into touch with any Rumanian Belgian Seante following
THE FORMATION of the The total expenditure from revenue was £922,000,000, npart
poliūcal a future appointment through the country-Trans-Ocean. quarters while passing United Press. ¿
Parliamentary from defence supplementary expenditure.
elections Sir Archibald Sinclair, leuder of
completed to-day by the supple Dealing with social services,
the Liberals, described the budget as
Gibraltar's Dofenco Compared with the original pedestrian and unimaginative.
mentary election of 42. Senators and home expenditure, Sir John
figures of £550,000,000 for defence
LONDON, Apr. 25. The condition by the Senate itself. He believed the people's goodwill this year£350,000,000 from loan. and patriotism, of which Sir John
Late this evening, it was stated on air raid protection, was described as the Senate instead of 57, the Socialists Simon said that new internal:
of Gibraltar's defences, particularly projects calling for major addi-
The Catholics now have 62 seats in and £230,000,000 from revenue Simon had spoken, would be greatly betty that Herr vont satisfactory, by Mr. Leslie Hore- have compared the figures hail risen to the region fortified if the taxpayer was con-Henderson to more, or or Nevite House, Secretary for War in the Ficerols have 25 against 10, and the tlons to expenditure were not of £630,000,000 for defence in all vinced that the Government was to-morow, on Thurs-House of Commons to-day.
with 00, the in the present circumstances
Ila aspects, and it might well be seriously tackling the problem of ex-day-Reuter,
Flemish Nutionalists have possible.
compared with nine' previously.
The
Communists have retained three of their former seats, while the Rexists have been reduced to four Senators, losing eight Trans-Ocean.
Revenue Prospects
more.
penditure.
The whole difference should not be} me: by loan, and there must be expenditure on armaments is being "Let us be certain that the great additional taxation.
economically administered," declared Sir Archibald."
£942,000,000 In Taxaz
Mabilising Wealth
Last Minute Change? Berlin,
Ape: 25.
Interview Postponed
pre-
He added that more anti-aircraft guns had been sent to Gibraltar since September, and all necessary Berlin, Apr. 26outionary mensures had now been The Interview which Sir Nevilo ken-Trans-Ocean Henderson was expected to have to Minister as saying that "every prac
"United Press" quotes the War day with Terr Joachim von Ribben-ticable precaution has been taken for trop did not take place In the meantime, private expendi-trop's engagements did not permit
It was explained that Herr Hibben-Gibraltar to, resist attackUnited.
Press.. would find ture, especially luxuries should be the meeting. £042,000,000, and £300,000,000 prevented from competing with the would be obtained by borrowing.
No arrangement was made for an Sir John Simon announced the
Interview at a subsequent-time. abolition of the medicine stamp duty,
Navite Henderson lhe a message to If, on Itas - beon' suggested, Sir PLEASE Tum To Pogo 4..
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
Dealing with revenue prospects, Sir John said he estimated various yields on the existing: basis of taxa-: Ot the difference, £24,000,000 zion.
would be met out of revenue. The The total estimated expenditure on taxpapers, therefore, the existing basis of taxation was
£910,000,000,
Some R223,000,000 were availabio towards meeting this year's defence expenditure,
national re-armament eufort,
ment nte demanding the conscription
While supporters of the Govern
PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
London Parlaye
between M. Gafeneu and
London, Apr. 25, - Further conversations were held Viscount PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
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Regarding foreign policy, Belgium will continue to adopt an attitude of strict neutrality.
him to make urgent decisions on The Cabinet will demand special Plenary powers for the King to enable military, economic and budgetary matters.
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Additional resources for combating unemployment and for other social purposes, as well as for national de fence, will be created.
In conclusion, the statement says that political, economic and financial Cabinot's Policy
dimculties confronting Belgium do nol-justify anything resembling panic, Brussels, Apr. 25, he country requires At to-day's meeting of the Cabinet, leadership, since for some time public energetic Premier Pieriot read a statement of institutions have been a prey to dis to the Senate and Clamber. polley which he proposes to make order, business has to a large extent been paralysed, whille Belgium's As a main task Incumbent on the foreign relations have not been, new Cabinet, the statement mentions, entirely satisfactoryTrans-Ocean.