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CUSTOMS REVENUE IN THE TIN QUOTAS

MANCHURIA.

Annexation of Three Eastern Provinces.

JAPANESE ACTION.

COMMITTEE.

Issues Interesting Communique.

FURTHER CUT PROPOSED.

Rugby, Yesterday.

FOREIGN ARTISTES IN BRITAIN.

British Attitude Causes Misapprehension.

POSITION EXPLAINED."

London, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Yen informs Sir Eric

The International Tin Commit- Misapprehensions which appear Drummond that the Japanese tee, following a meeting in Paris, to have arisen, particularly in the published a communique which, United States of America, regard- are seizing customs revenue in after giving the monthly statistics ing the attitude of His Majesty's Manchuria and are appointing as to export, states that the ex-Government towards Actors and Japanese advisers and are ask port figures for the first complete Concert Artistes coming into ing for the custom revenue to be year of restriction show that the country were removed in the House handed to the puppet Govern-adjusted totals of exports are only of Commons in a statement by the thirty-six tons in excess of the nu-Parliamentary Secretary for La- ment.

thorised quotas for the five parti-bour, Mr. Hudson.

this

Mr. Yen,, who is instructed to cipating countries the Dutch East He said that the Labour Minister) protest strongly, declares that Indies, Nigeria, Bolivia, Malaya had thought it necessary to his Government refuses to recog- and Slam.

scrutinise more closely applications

nise the legality of the proceed-| The authorised quotas for the in respect of Concert Artistes, but ings. Mr. Yen added further in- year, including the Siamese quota otherwise, no change of policy had formation to the effect that the for six months, amounts to 118,593 been made or BE contemplated. Japanese are completing the an- tona.

Actually, in the past six months, nexation of three eastern pro- The Committee congratulated the out of a total of 1,161 applications: vinces in Manchuria, despite the participating Governments on their by Foreign Artistes to appear in Assembly's League Council's re-very close adherence to the quota Concerts, Theatres or Variety solutions.

restrictions, but considered that a Music Halla, only 60 were refused. Re also adds that the proposal that a further cut in pro- As regards the United States, Magistrate in 'the

Soo- duction of 8,420 tons per year, cor- there have been 185 applications chow district reporte that responding to one month's produc-and 7 refusals, none of which on March 21 Japanese aero-tion, should be made with effect as affected actors or concert artistes. planes were reconnoitring over from May 1 or June 1. The anal-British Wireless Service. the city of Soochow daily, and decision will be taken at the next that aeroplanes had attacked meeting. Hangchow and railway stations

The Committee had been inform-

with machine gun fire on Marched by the Committee of Control of 20,--Reuter.

SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET.

Shows a Deficit of £2,100,000.

NEW TAXES AND DUTIES.

Capetown, Yesterday,

In order to balance a Budget de- ficit of £2,100,000 the Government has introduced a new taxation in- cluding a 4/ in the 2 income tax instead of 8/- on gold mining pro- fita; additional taxation on interest) and customs duties; additional sur- tax of 7 per cent. on the gold value of all imports, except fer- tilisers and agricultural imple- ments; additional taxes of 2/6d| per gallon of whisky, 1/- on rice, 11⁄2d. on tea, and 3⁄41⁄2d. on flab; and increased duties on boots, clothing (and cement.

The total revenue from these new duties and taxation estimated at $2,800,000.-Reuter.

GRAF ZEPPELIN ARRIVES.

Uneventful Trip to Pernambuco.

Pernambuco, Yesterday.

the International Tin Pool that | they had considered it unnecessary

TORNADO DEATH ROLL INCREASED.

of Storm.

during the past month to increase Alabama Suffers Brunt their holding, which stands at 21,000 tons of metallic tin-British Wireless Service,

FINE TO CLOUDY..

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory to-day states

A moderate anti-cyclone, la central over the Lower Yang- toze Valley.

Total since January 1, 4.69 inches, against an average of 5.36.

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Forecast:-N,E. winde, mo- derate; fine to coudy.

Rainfall. Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. to-day, nil.

Temperature.

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68

Manila

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Hong Kong

60

Foochow

56

Amoy

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Swatow

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Chefoo

88

Shanghai

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THE S.S: MARIPOSA ARRIVES.

275 PERSONS KILLED.

Birmingham, Alabama,

Yesterday,

The tornado deathroll has now reached 275 persons in five States, Alabama suffering the largest number of casualties.→→→→ Reuter's American Service.

[It will be recalled that a tornado swept Alabama, Tennes- see and Kentucky on Tuesday. The town of Newport, Alabama, was left a mass of flaming ruins. Torrential rains followed the tornado and hindered rescue work. Since Tuesday 170 persons have been discovered in the ruins.]

THE EAST AFRICA DEBATE.

Question of Closer Unión.

Rugby, Yesterday, The Earl of Stanhope, replying for the Government on the debate on the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on closer union in East Africa, said that the Colonial Secretary was not yet in

(Continued from Page, 1.) a position to announce the Govern These rooms are the last word in ment's policy with regard to the ship comfort, consisting of a recommendations, but was about to Within a few minutes of the spacious cabin and a verandah, appoint a committee to go into scheduled time the Graf Zeppelin which includes a deck space for the whole question of land tenure was moored at its mast.

each of the suites. Commander Eckener that the trip had been unevent- Although a day late in her pros ful.-Reuter.

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gramme, the Mariposa is expected Ripley, the celebrated cartoonist, [The Graf Zeppelin left to stay in Hong Kong for approx and the famous composer, Mr. Friedichshafen at 12.34 a.m. on imately four days, during which Robert Frimi. Miss Betty Car- Monday on the first of a series of time the tourist will be given stairs, who was a passenger on the voyages to be made this year, every facility to see the surround-boat as far as Singapore, disem- She was carrying nine passen ing district. Among the passen-barked at that port, and, is now on gers.]

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