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Tanks And Planes
Get To Grips: LATE NEWS
FROM PAGE: ONE
Income Tax To
Be Considered the bombings
Luftwaffe on Wednesday "destroyed many planes which were grounded and in air battles. Many airports in the Interior of Russia were attacked day and alght and caused interruptions to railways. Ireet bomb hits were scored motorised and mixed columns, tank concentrations and field depots."
German Geography
45
on
June 26, 1941.
Mr M. K. Lo And QUEEN'S
War Taxation
FROM PAGE ONE
Iposition of a firm consisting of two. or more partners with children is more aggravated, the disadvantage being proportional to the number of part- ners. But, as the Ion. the Financial HE the
Governor addressed Secretary has pointed out, the re- members of the Legislative Council duction of exempilon Jimit from $10,- this afternoon on the War Taxation 000 to $5,000 under the Profits Tax Ordinance, when he said:
to remove or reduce the temptation
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ing upon the Honourable the Finan-into two or more firms. BERLIN, June
cint Secretary to move the second I feel that the disadvantages men- authorised German military spokes-
(UP)The reading of the bill to amend the War Moned above must be regarded more man, in an interview with foreign tion que important point in it, upong firms as taxable entities.
Revenue Ordinance I wish to men- or less pa-the consideration for treat- No correspondents, to-night perhaps significantly pointed out the follow-which I regret that I failed to touch taxing measure can be expected to Ing geographical facts in connection
when
I spoke on the subject on Alay give universal satisfaction, and I with the castern front; Orat,
therefore do not propose to move any Odesan is 150 kilometers from the
It will not have escaped notion amendment in this matter to-tsy. Rumanian roust; second, that Kiev that the bill still provides only two But I do feel that this question should is only 350 kilometers from Rumania rates of taxation, the lower of which be reviewed in the light of the work- by air; third, kilometers from agend is 150/ recommises that the lowest taxable in it of the tax during the coming
that
incomes, however onsidered to be
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and fourth comes cannot afford to pay the full year, and I reserve the right to bring that the aerial distance
rate, the result being that all other up this question in due course. from the middle part of the front from Warnt the rate which is
are taxed saw to Moscow is only 1,130 kilome-fair to the business which earns any ters. The spokesman would
The reasons which prompted the, not profit exceeding $50,000 p., and enlarge on his statement.
Reconstituted War Revenue Con- He stated that German forces with the salaried individual who earns mittee to recommend the basic rates their Allies crosse
crossed the eastern anything more than $5,000 p.n., after of tax of 6 per cent, and 12 per cent. frontiers everywhere and in some
deduction of due allowances.
are fully set out in its Report. Your Excellency, spent
speaking in the Council scribed the Luftwaffe offensive and Quite obviously this crude grading on May 20, stated that by way of Enid that the battle against the Reddoes not completely full the Co-general intensification of our war nt force was on the grandest scale, lony's obligations as a unit of the effort Government ind decided that adding that the Euftwaffe had al British Empire in
ilme, wor
and the generat increase of the present kecured air equally obviously we are in duty
rates
should be 7 per cent, and 14 the bound to see that those obligations per cent.
are so fulfiled,
Sir, 1 venture to think that there For this inadequacy of the present is not a single person in the Colony measure I mysel
I myself take the respon who does not agree heartily with ability. By the ilme I had returned Your Excellency's observations, 1 to this Colony and had been able to have no doubt that the general public look round, the Reconstituted War will be gratified If, as the result of NEW YORK, June 25 (UP). The Revenue Committee was well on the the Increased basle rates, the Colony Russian Rudlo French
Janguage way to its conclusions and in view of can be put in the positions of malting broadleast as heard by the National the War Taxation Department's need more effective contribution to the Broadcasting Company claimed that for a statute on which to assess and war effort, but what I believe the Russian platics and anti-nircraft guns collect during the current year, I general public to be anxious
About had shot down 27 German planes decided not to add to the Committee's is that: will the prospect of It admitted the loss of 17 Russian terms of reference aus instruction to lantial surplus accentuate the den planes..
consider the addition of higher basic dency, which is so much deplored Vichy Forecast`
Kuperiority. He reiterated that Soviet troops, despite tough resis- fance, were unable to stem the Ger- man offensive.
Plane Losses
т
BUBE-
or super-tux rates. That would the public, of extravagant expenali- VICHY, June 25 (UP)-Russia held the Department up seriously feel sure, Sir, that any
have meant a delay that would have ture on the part of Government. I assurance was estimated by French war writers to-night to have lost a minimum of
Income Tax
which Your Excellency can give that 1,200 out of 1,800 planes destroyed appeared to be to get the amended furtherance of the Colony's war effort,
The preferable course
any surplus will be faithfully safe- of action guarded and used only for the in combat or on the ground during War Revenue Ordinance on to the or for essential local services, will the first three days of fighting as the statute-book and then to appoint a give general satisfaction. German General Staff seeks destroy the Russian rector the western
frontiers.
The same sources estimated the loss in tanks exceeds 500,
to committee of very similar nearealition to consider the
composi advisability
either of replacing in 1942-43 the that War Revenue taxes by
· Cheerful. Burden
with Tax, supplemented possibly by on may lie before this Colony we are, on Income Whatever trials, and tribulations 180 destroyed in a single sector Excess Profits Tax, or, alternatively, at the moment, living in security and Ger- of developing the rate scales of the comfort. It may therefore seem pre-
where they sought to half the man panzer divisions in lank battle.
a direct War Revenue Ordinance So as to sumptuous on our part even to reler tax higher profits and salaries ac-to the terrible ordeal which is being cording to their full ability to pay. undergone by civilians in battered This I may say is my present inten- Britale, or to refer to the unparolic)- tion.
ed heroism displayed by the Fighting Forces in the various theatres of
13 Nazi Planes Downed
Joint Communique BUCHAREST, June 25, (UP),—–A. German-Rumanian General Staff communique states, "In the first) three days the operations have pro- eceded according to plan. A Lew enemy counter-attacks pulsed. Enemy aviation heavily
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" bombarded Constanza. Sulina and LONDON, June 25 (UP).The Galatz
and dropped many bombs on Ministry announced that a total of Tuleen, Mraila and Tessy without 13 Messerschmitts were shot down
ny important effect.
"Our air force attacked
were re-
objectives everywhere and
during two sweeps
over northern
war.
But
I know that everyone in
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military France. In the second sweep the ALLIED FORCES
appreciable results. During the air, Omer was attacked, where the han
scored aerodrome at Longunesse near Saint activity
of the last German-Rumanian air force achieved
lew days the gars and building were hit. categorie superiority by destroying to five British fighters during the two One bomber is missing in addition 400 enemy planes, of which 70 were sweeps," destroyed by Rumonions. We twelve planes."
losti
Oil Installation Safe BUCHAREST June 25
IN SYRIA
>> FROM PAGE ONE Since June in daylight sweeps injured when German planes bomb- over German-occupied territory, the fed Damascus this morning. German losses have been 141 and the R.A.F. 42.
Exodus From Syria In night attacks on Ger Standard Oll offelals told the "United the R.A.F. lost 43 and the Germans Vichy generals in Syria have been
(UP)many and German-occupied territory
LONDON, June 25 (Reuter)--Four Press" to-day that installations
the big of one. In German night attacks cn superseded by orders of the Vichy al Constanza piretically undamaged when Soviet R.A.F. nothing. In daylight raids on respondent of the Independent French were ritnin, the Germans lost 25 and the Government, states the Istanbul cor- planes attempted to bomb them.
PREMATURE. REPORT
FROM PAGE ONE
Britain the Germans lost seven und The TLA.F. one.
Appointment. Of Lady Assessor Queries
news agency.
The exodus from Syria continues, adds the correspondent, and some 150 Germans and Italions arrived in
•
Istanbul from Syria yesterday.
Appeal To Berlin ZURICH, June 25 (Reuter)-Otto
German Ambassador
ig
to
This afternoon the Hon. M. K. Lo Abetz, gave notice that he would ask the France, has arrived in Berlin, ac- following questions at the next meetcording to the Berlin correspondent Ing of the Legislative Council:
Will Government make a state-it is
of "Die Tat." The alm of
of his visit. Soviet planes and many fires were ment on the appointment of a lady mun Government in accordance with to inform the Ger- started when it was again bombed at assessor from England for the War Vichy's wishes, of "the exceptional 11.30 am.
Other places bombed to-day in reference to the following points,
Revenue Department with particular deterioration in the situation of the cluded Saint Michel, Kemijaevi,
Vichy forces in Syria following the Jorals; and Norkin
(1) In view of the evacuation why fall of Damascus. near Tampere it was considered necessary to send
Ja Indy officer out from
Hongkong7
where one was killed.
Parliament Meets
England to
French Lose South Syria VICHY, June 25 (UP).-As a con- sequence of the loss of Mer) Ayoum, apy efforts were, the, French are: now wholly out of BERLIN, June 25, (Reuter).—The locally or from among the evacuees? tsh column headed for Nebk and made to secure a sultable candidate the South, Syrian desert. The Bri
Finnish Parliament met in a secret session at 7 o'clock to-night, states,
a Helsinki despatch. After an hour
the session was adjourned.
It was resumed nt 1.30 pan, and
was still in progress two hours later,
(2) Whether
Fresh from England
Homs has bigde fome progress.
A soaman, Kilgour, has been re- ported missing from a British ship,
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BPECIAL TO THE #TELEÒRAPH" "I stole the bread because I was so hungry. I have lind no food for STOCKHOLM, June 25
two days," said Chu Leung, 45, un-. The transit, of German troops across employed, when he was charged be- Sweden was granted by, agreement foro Mr G. T. Lowry ate Central with Finland and Germany; however,
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