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LATE NEWS
Plane Lost In SURPRISE TAXES Big Freight Increase
Blackout!
C.N.A.C. Pilot Found It Efficient
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Questioned
LONDON, Sept. 22 (Iteuter)~} / When you are, asked for a mere Wien Sir John Simon opens his first 20 or 20 cents more for a tin of war búidget on September 27, he will beans than the peace time charge [face a House fully determined to perhaps the profiteering compradore
accept the Chancellor's proposals, as is not altogether to blame. Inevitable, and to be passed as rapidly Whether a little of the blame may Proving the eficiency, of long-as parliamentary procedure permite not be sherted home to the shipping kong's "blackout, the CILAC.plane
The period to be covered is up to companies is a question which will which arrived from Chungking late at March af noxi, in respect of which be debated by the Urban Council on niglit was puzzled by the appearance of the Colony and for 10 special war supplementary credit Tuesday. minutes uircled vainly found trying which reust be financed by the next to pick up the bearing of the Kai Taludget-of £500,000,000 had already
[been granted. spurt.
When the Council-meets on that day Mr. C. Chempkin will ask:
"Jis it been brought to the notice of the Chairman that the Trans-
Passengers in the plane, who invo Disregarding war expenditure, out often arrived here at night by air ag alrendy provided for in the Pacific Freight Dureau of Ifongkong flold
¡Apell, 1930 Budget were approxituale- has incremed freight charges in "Telckraph" representative ush ty £1,400,000,000, of which £500/Trans Phelfie cargo by 50 per cent? arrival fost might thit diy were
“If so, will be anake enquiries as unable to identify. the outline of tho000,000 were to be borrowed and
|£2000,000,000 raised from revenue, Colony,
to what justification exists for this Or the total of £1,400,000,000, hall | imposition in view of the fact that was to be spent on rearmament.
It is principally freight rates that Caviously a vastly greater surn then determine the price of imported food- £100,000,000 will be required for this stuff," purpose is a testit of the war.
Consequently Ble John Almon may {be, expectart to produce sorne Aur+ | the speaks on Wednesday next.
prises in the folt of taxation' when;
"We were infraid, fint quir "plane would neeldentally him to the darkened l'ens while I was circling round, but Inter on the airport land- Ini benettin were switched on a -wi mode a good landing,” une sald,
"Blackout" Bables
A check up at some of the busplule in the Colony indientes that thres "blackout bublen were born. They wore hil Chinese,
To of the Chinese hospitals, torches had to be used by the doctor carinat the birth af sins of the infants*
Port Was Closed
"Reuter" Issues-- Statement
* BHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (Itouter)~|
CANADIAN ASSISTANCE
Intensive Training Of R.A.F. Personnel
OTTAWA, Sept. 22 (Heuter)-The
Que liver which hoped to die tip Commenting an oriicle referring Candian Government is planning to before 11 pm, found belf at the en-to the Bin-Japanere pence rumourssist, Britain by the intensive train- virana of he harbour just at that carried by a section of Honkonga of RAP, personnel.
A mensage received by the Canadian tlens. The closure of the purt kept (the newspaper in question was It there, with all lights but navigation of our morning contengerrier) High Communer in London from Canadian National Defence Tighta aut, for nlnost two hours. In the remarks, contained therein the the rentaret hubot huling and cerning the reporting of these Minister, states that the Britian Gov. TROBOTEN by "Reuters", the agency's erament had indicated that Canada wounding its syren frequently, it the Shanplank omen has issued the follo-would be of tot aukstance at once erept into port and tied up atulog sistema:
by faciliating the purchare" of es- 12.30 p.
The only comment Reuters hove Resting supplies in Canada, for the relations forbidion to take in le connection is to point This involves the immediate clear- ing up of Canadian Industry to meet even be agents were certains that did affect the Shang the heavy demanis, and of finding whether she would arrive before the hat exchange machet, and that there some way whereby Candian dollare elestire; so that many prople were fore intly the enuse and effeef wers will be avaliable for the British walling on the what! at 8 pm. They Reins of new worthy of being Government to purchase the needed deffted away when the time of the[reported." |closure of the port arrived,
STARTING TO-DAY. FEW DAYS ONLY!" ships to telegraph their Ingveients out that runs were provalent in
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The worst are in this respect was the front where it was dificult to move,
"Kowloon was splendid, the streets beinit considerably clearer than Hong- kong and its blückout wek 100-per reut," he said,
"The object. In prolonging the blackout was to try and discover if those individuals, who sit is elnemas. rather. Ihan take any blackout pre- rautions in their homes, would es- operate when they returned to thol" homes. Some of them did switch on their lights when they were getting into bed and had not darkened windows,"
Mon Knew Dution
Car lighting was,appreciably better! this time, he said and there were fewer cars on the rond.
"The ideal we wont to aim
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to keep unnecessary car? off
the
Kuppilea.
"The Canadian navy is co-operaiing | with the British navy in the protec tion of the Conndian east coast ports. The Canadian anti-submarine de- fences are to be improved, and more mine-nweepers are to be built.
Canadiana Enlist
OTTAWA, Sept. 22 (Reuter)-- Enlistment for the. Canadian ex- peditionary force which is to be sent oversens it required, is coming in a steady now.
One man trekked 70 miles to the nearest recruiting depot to enlist.
Now Defence Minister OTTAWA, Sept. 22 (Reuter).—Mr. Norman Mcleod Rogers has been appointed Canadian Defence Minister. ite was Labour Minister In 1935.
Canada's chief press censor is Mr. Thomson, who was responsible for the arrangements during the Royal tour.
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Thr exercise proved that thej A.R.P. personnel unquestionably knew their duties.
The success of the blackout was; no doubt entirely due to the full co- speration which the publie gave me and to the very effelent manner in which all the A.P. carried out their duties as well as the public at large.. I should like to express my very; deep gratitude for their hearty co operation," he said.---
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Air observers have reported that is was an excellent blackout and the only person who would not have been pleased with the result would be a
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