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FIRST EDITION Whiteaway
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FOUNDED 1831
No. 15968
四拜雞 六廿月十英港香 THURSDAY,
1939. 日四十月九 OCTOBER 26,
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Hongkong Income Tax Proposals Starts Controversy in Two Capitals Amazing "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST' German QUOTED BY NAZI
"REUTER" REPLY TO BERLIN ALLEGATIONS
LONDON, OCT. 25 (REUTER),—THE CERMAN WIRELESS HAS STRESSED AN ARTICLE IN THE "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST" REGARDING THE INDIGNATION OF THE CHINESE POPULATION AT THE INTRO- DUCTION OF INCOME TAX IN HONG- KONG.
A special commentary, issued in London to-day, states that the following points are relevant in this connection:
1-If the paper actually wrote as reported, it shows the great liberty enjoyed by the Press in British colonies. Such a free expression of opinion would be inconceivable in German territory. 2-Chinese British subjects in Hongkong have for many years held seats on the Executive and Legis lative Councils. There is no question of taxation without representation.
that
3-It is well-known Chinese British subjects and
STRICKEN other Chinese in Hongkong, so
WARSAW
Demand For Dead
far from complaining of British Indministration, have always ap- preciated the security and liberty assured them in the Colony at
times when China was swept by unrest. Their appreciation is
Dogs As Food shown by their readiness to serve with the Colony's naval!
TAXATION LEAGUE
HERE are the suggestions of readers tabulated to show you how they would raise extra revenue. Vso this box to mark off by moans of a tick, the typos of taxation you would propeso. If you havO any additional suggestions, add them on a sheet of paper or on a post-card.
Wincs, spirita and
beer
Clubs BAL other
EWCCDs
Horso cing
Per Cent.
35
8929
Bachelors
45
Government lotteries
40
Cigarettes and per-
fumes
36
30
* 25
Luxury articles Entertainment tax.
Other readers voted
For
additional taxation on tobacco, motor cars, radio licences, dris vers licences, stock exchange margin, cats, property owner,
toa, oils, salt. death duties, allons, road side hoardings.
WHAT WOULD
YOU
TAX
PARIS, Oct. 26 (Reuter).-Anand military forces.
4-As regards the new taxation, it A LOT appalling account of the condi- tions in Warsaw was given to is not surprising that the strain im
of Hongkong they
"Reuter" by a neutral observer Posed on Hongkong by the China people believe that
Incident should necessitate tapping! who has just arrived from there, new sources of revenue. The influx know how to raise the extra of refugees and new defence measures money that will be needed
increased expenditure, while dogs are in the greatest demand for disturbances to trade have affected by the Hongkong Govern.
ment next year.
But they are quite definite about income tax.
This observer declared that dead, inve human food. A dog cost nearly 10 the normal sources of revenue. SHITIES.
Indoscribabin Misery The general misery of the city is of the most indescribable. Many prominent buildings and thorough fares are totally destroyed. There are no electric lights, water, or trams; only a bus line is running."
All the shops are closed and the publication of all newspapers is sus- pended, but the Germans are running their own newspaper,
BROADCAST BY EDEN
Living Tokens Of Broken Faith
Out of all the letters and post-cards received by the "Telegraph" yesterday after noon and early this morning, not one was in favour of this form of taxation.
Those
re-
Pocket Cruiser
At Large
Deutschland Sinks More Shipping OSLO, Oct. 25 (Reuter). British steamer -The Stonegate 5,044 tons) was attacked and sunk by the German pocket battleship Deutschland on a voyage from Valparaiso to Eng- land, according to a member of the crew who has arrived in Norway.
The crew were taken on
the board
Deutschland, to the which proceeded north until she met the United States steamer, City of Flint.
They were then transferred to the City of Flint with a German prize crew.
The Germans intended to take the American ship to a German harbour, but she ran short of water, probably somewhere off Greenland, and called at Tromso en route to Murmansk.
Another Victim
WIRELESS
R.A.F. Sink Blockade
"Pocket".
Of Reich Battleship
Complete
Canard
Figments Of Imagination LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter). The German wireless on October 28 quoted an amazing state- ment about the Anglo- Franco-Turkish agreement which it was alleged had been taken from an article by the Istanbul correspon- dent of the "Paris Soir,”
Germany Cut Offays a special commentary battleship From Outside World The correspondent is supposed
OSLO, Oct. 25 (Reuter). -An eye-witness of the R.A.F. raid on Wilhelm- shaven declares that the 26,000 ton Gneisenau was destroyed, according
Nor- to the wegian newspaper "Arbel der Bladet."
a bomb It states that went down the funnel and the engine exploded in room, breaking the ship into two.
-ed.
Several men were drown-
• "United Press" claimed that the Gneisenau had been sunk in its original report of the raid.
REPLY TO RIBBENTROP
WAR GUILT DISPROVED
Britain's Eagerness For Peace
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter), A special commentary issued to- day states that the following
on the war situation.
to have written that Turkey had LONDON, Ort. 25 been promised 500 British nero- (Reuter).—Mr. Ronald planes, one sixth of the petrol Cross, the Minister for production in the Mosul district, Economic Warfare, review the cession of Alexandretta and ed the
progress of the the withdrawal of half the French troops from the Syrian- blockade in a statement in Turkish border. the House of Commons to- day.
Mr. Cross said that 338,000 tons of goods destined for Ger- many had been intercepted and detained in the first six weeks of the war.
Germany is now practically cut from all her overseas sources supply.
All of these allegations are entirely be without foundation and, it can definitely stated, never appeared in the "Parls Soir."
Fantastic Suggestion
The session of Alexandretta war, as it is well known, the outcome of a off separate agreement concluded some of age of losses among U-boats is-in-
Anitely higher.
"The Royal Navy and our mercan- Belligerent Rights ---
tile marine have swept and kept the The British Government was deseas, the much heralded German termined to exercise its belligerent offensive on the west still hangs fire, rights, but would take full account while winter closes in-winter doubt- of the bona fide trading needs of less will be difficult for all, but in- ncutrals.
finitely to be dreaded by Germany.
Discussions are now proceeding with a number of neutral countries on questions connected with the Con- traband Control,
Representatives of Iceland. Sweden, Netherlands and Belgium are now in London.
facta disprove Herr von Ribben ROYAL OAK
OSLO, Oct. 25 (Reuter)-The steamer Lorentz W. Hansen, which trop's allegations that Britain was reported on October, 20 to have had plotted war for years and been sunk by enemy action, was sunk had rejected Hitler's peaceful by the Deutschland, which has been overtures: manoeuvring in the cast and south of Newfoundland, according to newspaper "Aftenposten."
the
4,400-Tan Tana Sunk LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter)—An- other British steamer, the 4,400 ton Tatna, has been sunk.
Thirty-one of her crow of 49 have
been saved.
The Talna is owned by the La Tunisienne Steamship Company of Swansea and was sunk Atlantic.
in North
Clon
1-Britain permitted Hitler to re- introduce conscription, build an nir force, re-miliarise the Rhineland, occupy Austria and Sudetenland;
2-Britain has constantly striven
ENQUIRY
Mr. Churchill To
Make Statement
"In all this, there is encourage- ment for Anal victory, nor has any of us any doubt as regards tho ultimate outcome.
World Can Judge
The Nazi lenders loudly declare that war is thrust upon them. The PLEASE Turn-To-Page-2.
LATEST
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Router). TIRED OF BEING
for good understanding with Germany --Mr. Winston Churchill, First and the present British Government Lord of the Admiralty, stated in has been strongly criticised in the the House of Commons to-day U.S.A. and neutral countries for the that an enquiry into the causes lengths it went to achieve this end; of the loss of H.M.S. Royal Oak 3Britain's guarantee to Poland will take place as speedily as was given on March 31. Poland had rejected Hiller's demands on March possible.
Hitler's Botrayal
Germany
returned
IN GAOL
So He Tried To Escape
Lan Muk-sing, a Chinese prisoner He hopes to make a statement next who attempted to escape from the Victoria Remand Cells yesterday, week.
declared in the Central Magistracy Will Have To Be Careful 4hr. Chamberlain
Mr. Churchill Indicated that ho this morning that he did, so because He was sentenced to six months from Munich last year with Hitler's would have to be very careful not to he was tired of being in gaoll promise that any question arising disclose information which might be hurd labour by Mr. R. Edwards. In- between
And
Britain of advantage to other parties. would be settled by consultation Asked if his attention was drawn spector A. Kirby prosecuted.
Lan broke out of his coll yester Mr. Chamberlain said: "This I to the U-boat commander's statement pezce for our time." Six months to the effect that he was two days in day morning, Jumped forty feet from later, Hitler betrayed him by the vicinity of Scapa Flow, Mr. the roof on to an archway over the seizing Crecho-Slovakia;
Churchill said: "A number of state-steps leading to the Magistracy and ments made by the U-bost common then, after running along the top of 5-Both Britain and France der were in part composed of re- the wall, jumped a further fifteen Ha undoing came when hoat- plied favourably to the Italian peace petition of information given in this feet into Arbuthnot Read.. proposals on August 31, but laid it House and part of which had no
tempted leop across small mutter down as fundamental in reply to the relation to fact." (Laughter).
into a lane of Wyndham Street, Ho second proposal on September 2 that
fell heavily, twisting his anklo and the Germans should evacuate Polish
easily re-captured by the
20; Clan Chisholm Survivors LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)—All the European officers of the The opinion of readers will be Chisholm, which was sunk by the LONDON, Oct. 25 (Router).published from day to day in enemy, were saved but only 17 of the 80 Indian scamen are at present M. Blatkynski, the herols mayor, Co-operation between the Domi- the "Telegraph."
20 Still Missing and other members of the Civil Com-nions and Britain in war time i celved were submitted in res-reported to have been rescued. milten which were charged with the was the theme of the broadcast ponse to an article which appear
LONDON, Oct. 26 (Reuter)-It is defence of the elty to the last, are made by Mr. Anthony Eden, ed in yesterday's issue asking belog held as hostages by the Ger- who at the outset referred to readers to suggest, the best now reported that the survivors of Clan Chisholm comprise -18 the impending presence in Lon-methods for raising taxation in the
Europeans and 6-Indian members of the crew, leaving about 20 unac don of Cabinet Miniators from the Colony. Rebellious Inhabitanti
Other readers are asked to submit counted for. suggestions and to mark, with a tick the items in the table accompanying should be taxed
MENS.
M. Starzynski is carrying out his Canada, Australia. New Zea- duties in the Town Hall under Ger- land and South Africa. man surveillance.
There will be practical discussions this article, which items they think TRIPARTITE PACT territory;
The deathlike quiet of the city is with these Ministers, and from these only broken at night-lime by revolver discussions would result that clos ahots exchanged by German soldiers co-operation which was their common and the still rebellious Inhabitants.
Hitler Defied
Danish Germans Will Not Roturn To Reich
Oct. COPENHAGEN,
25 (Router). The German Party in
proteated Denmark has against the suggestion that Germans in Northern Schleswig will be compulsorily returned to the Reich.
alm.
Mr. Eden Instanced the develop- ment of the Empire air power as one col- indleation that their wartime laboration with the Dominions had already begun production of practical resulta.
Initiativo Loit
So far, most readers have voted
for additional taxation on wines, beers and spirits and on club and other sweeII.
Others believe that house racing and bachelors should be laxed.
heavily
Quite a large number of readers suggested the institution of Govern- ment lotteries. This is one possible In a discussion on hostilities, Mr. form of taxation which was not sug- luxury Eden said the war was less than two gested yesterday.
Cigarettes, perfumes, lost the Initiative.
"The AESTORIor's early advantage] tax are also suggested.
One reader bolteves that income la spent. The road to the east is blocked by Rumia or barred by tax would be "sound logical and|
Inevitable" but Turkey,
blundered.
TO BE RATIFIED
LONDON, Oct, 20 (Reular}.-—~In the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister announced that in view of the exceptional circum
the stances, it was desired that Anglo-Franco-Turkish Treaty should be rotifed as soon as possible.
Therefore, it is proposed to sub- Majesty's mit the treaty for His
the Instru- lanature at once, and
bear- wili ranged in Ankara next week.
months old, but Hitler had already articles and increased entertainment / ments for ratification
Bound logical and PEACE REPORTS
6-Germany herself made war Inevitable by invading Poland on September 2
Air Training In Colonies
Ministry May Extend Empire Schemo
LONDON, Oct. 25. (Router). The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, asked in the House of DENIED Commons this afternoon what "In the West every passing week "It dropped too heavily on the
steps would be taken to use the Increases the strength of the free professional man who regards himself 'democracies. With fast gathering as a labourer getting his living by:
CHUNGKING, Oct 25 (Reuter) flying services in the Crown If Government A categorical denial of peace rumours The Party hold a protest meeting inomentum, we swing into our stride," personal exertion.
had essed up on the middle-class was made by Mr. Chu Chla-hun Colonies and India, said:
"Organisations for flying will be and gone for the unearned wealthy Secretary-General of the Central after the question of transfer was said Mr. Eden. raised in Parliament. by a Nationalist "German attacks on our feet and there would have been so kick except Kuomintang, in an interview with developed to the fullest possible ex- member.
merchantmen have falled utterly in from the millionaires.
"Reuter" file' aftortioon.: "The size at the contribution to He also ridiculed the rumours that tent all over the Empire. The leader of the German Party their purpose,
The surrestion that the Empire "By comparison with the last war, the Imperial Government is also un- the Soviet Government has made described such a plan an. Insulting, The suggestion is rejected indignantly.be submarine has proved to be an reasonable. We have our own de demands on Chifts, declaring that the Ale Training Scheme be extended to He said: "Here we belong and here indecisive weapon, while the percent fence costs. Take a look at the Fin Sino-Soviet relations as most tri- the Crown Colonies and India will be
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King Leopold's Broadcast
BRUSSELS, Oct. 28 (Reuter)-Ik is announced that King Leopold's! broadcast to the United States will: take place at 2.15 a.m. on Friday in- stead of to-morrow.
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JUNK MACHINE-GUNNED IN HONGKONG WATERS Antiquated Cannon Reply to Japan
BRITISH WATERS proved no prolection for Fan Fat, Junk master, when his craft became the target of Japanese machine gun fire at 3 a.m. yesterday. One of the bullete struck his sister, Pan Wo, 17, who lay sleep in the stern.
Pan reports that hla junk was in: Deep Bay off Lo Bo Shan when a Japanese motor boat approached from the direction of Lin Tin Island and opened Bre with a machine gun,
Pan did not take the attack lying down, but discharged his turned back, but not before Pan's sister was injured. Junk cannon in return and fired a few rifle shots. The motor boat