1933-04-25 — Page 7

TUESDAY, APRIL

BRITAIN'S

BALANCE

SHEET

Actual Saving Of

£7,000,000.

CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES

1933

CHINESE DRIVER IN MR. BALDWIN'S

TROUBLE

Converted Car To His

Own Use.

SENTENCE-SUSPENDED PENDING CORONER'S INQUIRY.

Kwok Hung-ki, who had been

London. found guilty of converting to his

Now that the Civil Service own use a motor car left in his

NAVAL, DOCKYARD

THE CHINA¬M

ECONOMY

SPEECH

No Hope Of Tax Remission.

CONSERVATIVES 'DEMAND DRASTIC ECONOMIES

„To-Daya Bhort Story.

THE DISAP PEARANCE OF AN ACTOR

By Karel

Capek

OR

was on September 2, that night-clubs and other likely resorts.

the disappeared an uncary the great Benda, as he had something had happened to Benda. London. been known ever since, at a leap, It was like this: As far as could be Estimates for the ensuing year charge, was this morning remand- taxpayer may have had of some tax highest rungs on the ladder of last to have seen Jan Benda. Some Whatever lingering hopes the he had mounted to one of the ascertained, Dr. Goldberg was the (which cover the estimated ex- penditure of practically all Gov-ed for sentence to May 2 by Mr. remission in the Budget which was theatrical fame. Actually no-time at the end of Angust he had ernment Departments except Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis-presented in the House of Commons thing whatever happened on accompanied him on a triumphal those responsible for the fighting tracy.

to-day have been rather dashed to September 2; the char-woman, Jaunt through the night-life of services) are out, it is possible to

the ground by the speech which Mr who arrived at nine o'clock in Prague; but after that. Benda had The accused who is represented Baldwin made recently in a House the morning form some idea of what savings

to look after failed to code to any of their usnul will be effected on the debit side by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, is at present of Commons economy debate, in the Benda's flat, found the bed dis meeting. Perhaps he's ill, said of the Budget account. Some the defendant in a Coroner's in- unavoidable absence of the Chan-arranged and everything in the Dr. Goldberg to himself at last, and little disappointment is felt that quiry, into the circumstances sur-

cellor of the Exchequer.

state of hopeless disorder which one evening he proceeded to Benda's the estimates do not show a.

After a number of back beach habitually marked Benda's gur at that had been on September rounding the death of a Chinese Conservatives had demanded drastic roundings; but Benda himself He rang the bell; nobody had :greater reduction.

Whilst a nominal saving of female school teacher, Yeung Wai-economies and even the suspension was not at home. As, however, opened the door, but he could hear over £32,000,000 is apparent, in lec, who was fatally injured when of the sinking fund in order that tex- there was nothing unusual about some sort of noise inside. There- reality it seems likely that the the accused, drove motor car No. ation might be reduced, Mr. Baldwin this, she put the fiat straight in upon Dr. Goldberg had gone actual saving will not exceed 3710 over an embankment on the administerd a cold douche by blunt her perfunctory manner and pro- ringing the bell for a good five something like £7,000,000. This evening of March 11.

ly telling the House that tax remis ceeded on her way again. Well minutes; suddenly he heard the is due to the fact that no accur Mr. Wynne-Jones said that it alon must be dependent on increased and good. But from then on sound, of footsteps and the door ate provision can at present be would be better if he imposed sen-revenue, that this in turn was wards all trace of Benda was lost, opened; there stood Benda, wrapped made of the expenditure on an-tence after the conclusion of the dependent on increased trade and

Mrs. Mareshova (that was the berg was aghast at the sight of him,

In a dressing-gown, and Dr. Gold-{ employment relief, which depends Coroner's Inquiry, otherwise it that hopes of a return of economic

not particularly forbidding did the famous actor of course entirely on whether on- might cause some inconvenience. prosperity lay in international ac- charwoman) was

tion to reduce tariffs at the World surprised even at that. Actors, look with his hair tousled and employment goes up or down in

Economic Conference.

you know, are just like gipsies: the next 12 months. It is anti- cipated that

stubble on his face: also he seemed Whilst the Government is making nobody can tell where they'll turn matted, and a full week's growth of a supplementary estimate of anything between

an earnest effort to economise in p next, either in a theatre or on Jevery £20,000,000 and £25,000,000 will

Department, Mr. Baldwin the spree. But on September 10 haggard and unwashed.

"So it's you, is it?" he said in a be required to meet this charge,

ridiculed suggestions that savings there was a regular, hue and cry of tens of millions were possible, after Benda; he ought to have surly tone."What do you want?" "Good heavens, what's the mattér so that no considerable reduc

unless the policy of an unbalanced come to the theatre, where they with you?" burst forth. Dr. Gold- tion on the expenditure side of

to Prehearse the Budget can be looked for

Budget were adopted course were beginning which he emphatically ruled out as "King Lear"- When Benda still from this source.

impossible. Another interesting failed to appear The estimates for the fighting carrying away two shacks and two to contemplate any reduction

and point in his speech was his refusal, rehearsal they got uneasy and tele of phoned to Dr. Goldberg, Benda's services will probably show on shackles from the Royal Naval taxation at the expense of the social friends, to find out whether the whole a slight increase, and Dockyard, where he had been em-services.

The knew what had become... of indeed, the Army Estimates, the ployed for the last 10 weeks xa A The conclusion to be drawn from Benda. first of the service estimates to casual worker, Hui Seung a street his speech was that the Budget will This Dr. Goldberg was a surgeon be issued, show an increase of coolie, was this morning fined $25 reveal a position of "no change" so and earned a fabulous amount of nearly £1,500,000. This is not, or in default serve one month's far as taxation is concerned. Those money by removing appendixes; the of course, due to any increase in hard labour, by Mr. W. Schoßeid at who are agitating for a reduction in Jews go in a lot for that sort of army strength but solely to the the Central Magistracy.

the beer duty point out with some thing. He was a stout man with not going out anywhere, if that's fact that last year the estimates Sub-Detective-Inspector Nolloth force that the present taxation on stout gold glasses and a stout heart what you're after. Leave me were cut to the bone and savings said the accused had been searched the national beverage-which by of gold, too. He was very keen on made which it was recognized at the main gate of the Naval, the way, has risen by 1,200 per cent./art, and his fiat was crammed with alone." And he slammed the door

in Goldberg's face. : were prejudicial to military effi- Dockyard, at 5.30 p.m., yesterday since the waria "killing the goose pictures from floor to ceiling. He ciency and which could not be when he was leaving work.

It was on the next day that he that lays the golden eggs," siner fairly doted on Benda, who treated had disappeared. repeated in a subsequent year. One of the shacks had been found consumption is revenue. Hopes are him with a friendly“ disdalo, and A case in point is the provision between Hui's legs, another in his still entertained in some quarters with certain condescension allowed

Dr. Goldberg staredglumly this year of a sum of £900,000 to hat. while the two shackles

were that the Chanceller will see his way him to pay for his drinks. (which, through his thick glasses. cover the annual training camps concealed on his body inside his to take off a penny a pint, but the between ourselves, was no trifle) was evidently something amiss. for the Territorial Army. As a singlet. measure of economy no training]

chances appear very much against Benda's tragic countenance and the The house porter of the block of jít.

beaming face of Dr. Goldberg (who flats where Bends lived Informed camps were held last year, and this resulted in a slump in re-

Army Estimates.

cruiting for the Territoria) Army, which is now some 44,000

men below establishment.

The Inal Bill which the na-

- THEFTS.

Casual Worker Convicted.

For feloniously stealing

FOUNTAIN PEN STOLEN.

.}

-

at the third

berg.

"Nothing.". snarled Benda. "I'm

·TO-MORROW'S- STORY.

· To-morrow's story will be "Five Rich Men," by Sidney Denham,

There

It is Interesting to note that in drank nothing but water added to him that only recently, it may have comparison with the huge increases the effect of all those tremendous been between the first and second of in the beer duty, the tax on tobacco sprees and mad escapades which September, a car had stopped in has only increased by 150 per cent. represented the seamy side of the front of the house at about three Jo'clock in the morning. Nobody since 1914, cocoa escaping with a great actor's fame...

50 per cent. jump, while coffee en- So they telephoned to this Dr. had got out, but the hooter had been

tion will be called upon to face Chinese Remanded Oneys the privileged position of re-Goldberg from the theatre and ask sounded as. If a sign were being

this next year is largely depen

dent on the amount which the

Chancellor of the Exchequer is

Theft Charge.

W.

maining unchanged: Reuter.

able to save on the national debt of not guilty before Mr.

Leung You-20, entered a plea PALACE FOR MOUNT services as a result of cheaper Schofield at the Central Magistracy' money, but it is widely believed this morning, to larceny of a four-

EVEREST FLYERS that, including this, the final tain pen from Mr. S. Okiu, a Japenda, m figures will show only a reducere traveller om Jan Maharaja's Hospitality tion of about £10,000,000 on the Maru. expenditure side.

Everything

A remand of 24 hours was given turns, therefore, on the revenue, in order that Insp. Vincent, who is " and whether the Chancellor's es-in charge of the case, might lay a timates for the past year have fresh charge against the accused been realized.

One thing at least is certain, and that is that the Budget will be balanced. That this will be possible without any increase of taxation is generally accepted, for there is strong feeling that any additional burdens on the country would be disastrous for industry. Reuter.

JUGOSLAVIAN SHIP

BELIEVED LOST

SHIP'S OFFICER FOUND SHOT.

Mr. Peter Callen's Death.

Mr. Peter Callen, second officer

To Expedition.

ed him what had happened to given to someone in the house. Benda. He said he had no idea, Then someone was heard to leave but that he'd him; the house and slam the front door; bu da go and look for him after that the ear drove away. The week he had been searching for him porter didn't know what kind of car with increasing anxiety in all the

it was, he hadn't gone to look at it. Give us e chance; sir, a man doesn't get out of bed at three in the morning unless he has to." But from the way the hooter had been sounded it seemed as if the people in the car were in the deuce of a hurry and. hadn't a moment to lose.

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THE TRAGICOMEDY OF BREST-FITOVSK.

PURNEA BASE DESCRIBED 'Patna, Bihar,

Mrs. Mareshova stated that Mr. Members of the Houston Mount

Benda, hadn't gone out for a whole Everest Flight Expedition are stay-j

week (unless perhaps at night). ing in a Palace at Purnea, 150 miles Mr. L. N. Murphy has been ap hadn't shaved and probably hadn't from Mount Everest.

pointed Acting Chief Manager of washed; either, from the look of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bànk him. He had sent out for his meals. during Mr. Grayburn's absence drank brandy and sprawled about On February 25 the Bolshevist from the Colony. /

on the sofa that was about all. Central Executive Committee meetà Now that others also were begin- to discuss the terms." "The" debate.

(Continued from Page 8.)

“Purnea is a little town in Bihar, with a population of only 20,000 in |cluding a handful of European planters, and the expedition would probably have found it difficult to Ho Cheung, who was banished ning to concern themselves about between the militants and the obtain accommodation there. from the Colony on August 20, 1925 | Benda's disappearancs,. «. Dr. Gold-pacifists in fierce.' But Trotsky,

The problem has been solved by

2;500000; A. SYEAR

FOR FILMS.

Spain Erects Modern Studio At Madrid,

Madrid.

Spain spend £2,500,000 per year for a period of ten years, was this berg went back to Mrs. Mareshova" the unhappy warrior, is not pre- foreign aims, coming mostly of the sa. Hong Kheng, was found the Maharaja of Darbhanga, one of morning committed to the CriminalNow, my good woman," he said. sent. In his absence the cool from the United States and Bri- shot when the vessel was one day the richest and youngest landlords Sessions by Mr. W. Schofield of the "Do you happen to know what headed Lenin dominates the pro-tain, as well as from France and out of Hong Kong on her way to in Bengal, who offered to place his Central Magistracy, for unlawfully clothes Mr. Benda was wearing ceedings, and by 112 votes to 86. |Germany. Singapore..

palace at Parnes at the disposal of returning from banishment.

when he went away?s chriwith 24 abstentions, the Peace As part of the efforts to make The tragedy occurred at about the airgen. They accepted his

None, sald Mrs Mareshork, Party triumphany.

saleable Spanish fifins so as to noon on April 0, and the deceased hospitality.

The Chinese Catholic Young "that's just what worries me. He The epilogus of ratification takes Caught In Storm Off

keep as much of this money a was buried at sea in the afterned. All around Purnea stretch milles Men's Society wil hold an "at wasn't wearing anything. I know place in Moscow on March 16, asible within the country, Fan He was born in Scotland about and miles of indigo and jute plante-home" for all the Chinese Cathp all his suit and they're all hang the theatre Again Trotsky is not built on the outskirts of Madrid by up-to-date studio is now being 70 years ago and had only retentions with a few small green hills lie' Schools on. April 29 at 8 pm. ing up in the fat there'sn't even present. He in in the train ly joined the vessel in Rangoon, which give little indication that it in the Great Hall of Wah Yan Cof: a pair of trousers - missing...”- between St. Petersburg and Mos-The studio is expected to be

a. Spanish-American company.” is right at the base of Everest. The lage by kind courtesy of the Jesuit But he couldn't have gone out in cow. He has just been appointed ranges to the north can be seen on Fathers, Bishop Victoria, has con- his underclothes, could here obsery Commissar, for War, and, in the completed shortlyy The works of: a clear day but the peak of Everest sented to distribute, the prizes of edDr. Goldberg. very mu

North Africa.

40-DAYS SILENCE

Ang Belgrade, - The St., Nikola, a sailing, ship of 750 tons and the largest sailing -vessel owned by Jugoslavia, bas not been heard of for 40 days and It is feared that she ja lost with

her crew of ten men.

The last heard of the St. Nikola

was 40 days ago when the Jugo-]

slav sailer Talas passed her ap

M.P.; MAKES OWN NECKTIES.

Hobby Of Sir Francis Acland.

she was leaving. North African Sir Francis Acland, Mi

port, loaded, with phosphates « for admitted" that his hobby is weav Taranto. It was during a terrible log neckties

storm and the Talas tried to get He told a gathering of students near to the St. Nikola to exchange at Southend-on-res that he makes, messages, but failed. When thời them for 48. and sells them to his Talas reached Taranto the captain friends for 2/60/A asked, after the St. Nikola but was. He always wears his own home; "informed that she had not srrived made tlès, he remarked, ext

at Taranto and nothing was known when be was at the House of Com- of her there.

Free mom-when, of course, he had Wireless enquiries to all; Madl- look smart. 1

the lost for dead

have

The families lors have given them.

If times get really

said, "I could make 155, a went by making ties and selling them to my

is never visible.

the Catechism competition on this leden Expanses of alluvial pläin pro-

occasion, vide landing, grounds for the"; ex- pedition's aeroplanes;

The expedition constata of three machines piloted by Air Commodore Fellowes (the leader) who is, ac= companied by his wife: Squadron- Leader the Marquis of Clydesdale; Flight-Laut. D. F. MacIntyre,

MAN OF MANY PARTS

German

POLICEMAN AS DOCTOR: OF LAW

"pollée-Sergeant “has of law of the

He hadn't got.mp neither declared Mrs; “NoTi do:boots, neith funny, part of Itz sir every bit of his wa -down" because" ?1

drys

and

|sweaty hall of the Eđub

station Spain's well-known writers such as he will Quintero, Benavente "and - Mar

vill," the organi Russia quir

side ovide a sufficiency theme

is pledging me in wine t not accept the post unles

going to fight Legin is again complete master "the situation. -silences the

position with one

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