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KWANGTUNG'S

FIRM STAND ON

TOBACCO TAXİ

Merchants' Petition Fails

A “BENEFICIAL" LEVY

1 From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day.

Tabacco merchants here have falled to induce the Provincial Department of Finance to abolish the new 20 per cent. nd. valorem) LAN on tobacco, despite support from the Tobacco Guild. In Shang- hai, which has also sent a petition Provincial the Kwangtung

to

Government requesting the autho- rities here not to collect this,addi- tional tax.

the

The petition, which stated that. the tax is an annoyance to the merchants," was referred to Provincial Department of Finance, which holds that the new levy, known as aystematic control ur contend economy tax, "cannot be abolished.

"The tax is intend to stabilizej the existing, tobacco industry." stated the official explanation of the Provincial Department of Fin- ance. "The new impust also aims, at limiting publle consumption of necessary products, and can-

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1934

Signor Benito Mussolini, Italy's strong man, is greeted with ac clamation during his tour of territorial camps.

PRETTY WEDDING AT

UNION CHURCH

New York. Bride For

Mr. D. S. Robb

A pretty wedd.ng took place at

CONSERVATIVE POLICY

Further Devaluation Not Expected

To-day's Short Story.

A

Time And Tide

By Eric England

SUNBURNT man stood for sign. His appraisal of the stran- clothing had suggested a long time with his head ger's bent before pauper tombstone twenty-five francs as the probable No. 248 in the cemetery of Pere pourboire; now it seemed as if he la Chaise, in Paris. The fosso- would have to be cautious and in-i to earn it. Moistening yeur, who acted as guide, hover-dustrious ed at his shoulder, a trifle un-his lips he warmed to his work. easy at the other's impassive He dropped his voice into a contemplation. Experience had confidential pitch. "Monsieur has, taught him that it is dangerous without doubt, been abroad and to allow the clientele to become missed the unhappy domiso of his too interested in the head. It friend; otherwise she would not causes them to forget the living now be buried as a pauper." He so he shuffled his shoes on the shot a glance of exaggerated re- gravel, then he coughed.

spect and sympathy at the stranger. The sunburnt one turned slowly "And what does it matter, the at the sound and regarded the other fashion of one's burial? The love with eyes ao devoid of lustre that which has been lavished in life hasi they had a flat appearance, like not been wasted"-he paused de- gum-drops that had been run over. licately "M'sieur has been abroad,

"Did you dig this grave?" he I take it." asked.

"I dig all the graves," replied the fossoyeur, chilled by the men- ace of the stare, "so that I must) assuredly have dug that one. Did monsleur wish information of it- the name? I could get the name if monsieur wishes."

"I have the name," answered the

Restranger..

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra crived November 14, 5.00 am)

Washington, To-day. Observers foresee a continued

not be considered us conflicting the Union Chareh, Kennedy Road,hic Messages Ordinance, 1808,

Mias the consolidated tax on at 3 p.m. to-day, when

Katherine Speir Barrows, of

with tabucco.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Impromptu." by Holloway, Horn.

Again the stranger agreed with. The grave-digger attempted to that cold, fiat stare. "Yes, I have give the conversation a robust been abroad.”-

monaleur," he said with a quick amile. "And what is it then?"

"Marcelle Girard."

"Owing to bad times, it is ne-Rochester, New York, became the conservative monetary policy, and shove. "Ah, you have the name, cessary to have systematic control bride of Mr. David Scott Rabb, of over industry. For instance, the Messrs, Lowe, Bingham and Matare convinced that the lifting of sales of tungsten and wolfram are thews. Government monopolies, and yield! The Rev. E. G. Powell officiated, aland the bride was given away by good results. There is also limitation.on the production of Mr. John Fleming, of Messrs.

a Lowe, Bingham and Alatthews. rabber shoes and alcohol, and

capital export restrictions means

decided against the present, has that the Administration, at least for further devaluation.

Some hope that the order may be the wedge in an eventual worldwide

Industrials claim that the inability

similar scheme to this is applied The Best Man was Mr. E. Mifling of exchange restrictions.

to tobacco."

chants.

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"In the colonies, perhaps?" "Perhaps."

The fossoyeur cocked his shaggy head on one side. "Now that," he The fossoyeur lifted his eyebrows insisted, "is most interesting. I lin

Не well-feigned interest.

have an uncle In Indo-China: Was) janswered in a lowered tone: "And]m'sieur in Indo-China?"

did monsieur know this unfortunate woman?"

"Yes."

The grave-digger took the

FALSE TRADE MARK

"None of your damned business," the sun-burnt man answered with- out heat.

The unexpectedness of the rebuke

He retreated a step, but his quick anxious scrutiny found BO

anger in the stranger's face.

Bryden and Mrs. John Fleming The official statement stressed acted as Matron of Honour.

to receive payments from many of brevity of the other to be a bad took the fosseyeur unawares. The bride entered the church on the countries restricting exchange that the new tax of 20 per cent ad. valorem is benecfiial and not deihe arm of Mr. Fleming, accommovements tends to curtail world trimental to the tobacco mer panied by little Miss Elizabeth trade.

Fleming, as Rower girl, and Mus. New York experts believe that the Tobacco merchants have not yet ter Graems Young, as page boy.ifting of restrictions will tend to paid the new tax, as no shipment The

attending at the reduce, rather than increase, the ex- of tobacco has arrived from Church were Messrs. D. L. Groom,portation of funds. Shanghai. The payment of con- H. Bulloch, J. G. Miller and J. B. solidated inx amounts to $104 on Macdonald. per box of cigarettes.

ushers

Chinese Broker Fined And Ordered To Pay Costs

one

"Ho!" he sneered, with a mildly Indignant lift of his shoulders. "One might think that m'aleur was ashamed of his absence." They point out that in view of the

what "One may think present European difficulties Ameri-

|chooses," mimicked. the stranger In] The honeymoon is being spent at cans will not care to risk money

same passionless voice. Fanling.

abroad, hence it is believed that the On remand, Tong So, a broker the Treasury has seized this opportunity trading under the name of the Hop "M'sieur, however, objects to these

liberalise its attitude and Kee Firm of No. 51, Winslow Street, eross-examinations.”: .. (strengthen its own ponition ground floor, was charged with # United Press, per S. E. Levy and breach of the Trade Mark Ordin Company,

ance and was accordingly fined $500, in default four months' im

CHEUNG CHAU NOTES IT COST HIM $25 TO

Much Building Activity On Island

BAPTISM CEREMONY

[From Our Own Correspondent]

SEE A TUNNEL

Threw Parcel On Train

Then Attempted To Bribe Indian

COTTON AGREEMENT

FOR WORLD

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

The fossoyeur was genuinely alarmed at the stranger's crustiness. "Iain only a poor workman," he said, inclining his head in a crest

prisonment, by Mr. E. I. Wynne fallen manner, "and how should 1 Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy know what speech will cause the high born to take offence? For this morning.

anything untoward which I have. The charge was that the defen-said, I regret, and monsieur may Cheung Chau, Yesterday.. For attempting to bribe an Indian U.S. Official's Plea Fordant had in his possession at the be sure that the grave of his lady above address, and also at No. 28 friend, though unfortunately & Considerable building activitles constable, B.774, with 95 cents in

More Co-operation

Wah Kung Street, fuce powder, pauper's, will receive my best at- in various directions are taking Hong Kong and Canton money.

boxes, lables and wrappers, all tention." place in the Island. The new hos-Wong Sum, a 26-year-old travelling pital, which is one of the largest trader, was fined $25, in default (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra bearing the false trade mark of the The stranger appeared not to have heard. His burnt out eyes buildings on the island, has been three months' imprisonment, by Mr. phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re Sam Fung Powder Company.

Mr. J. B. Prentis appeared for fixed themselves on those of the almost completed. Patients have E. 1. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon reived November 14, 5.08 a.m.).

Atlanta, To-day: the defence and stated that the de-fossoyeur with their unpleasant already been moved in and formul Magistracy this morning.

The Assistant Secretary of the fandant had been convicted last chill. He did not appear to be opening has been fixed for next

Defendant pleaded not guilty United States Department of Agri-year for exactly the same thing looking out of them. To the grave- Wednesday afternoon.

saying that he had just come)

a speech and pleaded that the boxes, which digger they were like holes which At present only female patients down from the country, and the culture, Mr. Wilson, in are accommodated as in-patients, people up there had told him of the suggesting that farming nations were covered with dust when the had been stopped up.

"I wonder," he mused, contem- and when in full working order, Dr. wonderful tunnel, through the hilla, devise more co-operative plans, such police raid, which was conducted by Lim will make his residence here, on which the Hong Kong. Govern- as an International wheat agree-Detective Sergeant Franklin, was plating the fossoyeur speculatively,

cotton carried out on

October 27, might "I wonder. It would be a droll} There is a special room provided by ment had spent thousands of dollars ment, specificially urged a the Cheung Chau Residents' Assó-to make, and he wanted to see it agreement, whereby exports would have been the same as those for thing if I could trust you, would it ciation for European emergency for himself. When he was on the be limited to the amount which the which he was flued before.

railway line the constable had come absorb. United Press,, per $. E. consuming countries can reasonably House No. 30 is now occupied by up and searched him, its owner. The ruin which stood When the constable had found Levy and Company. there for many years is being re-that he had money in his pocket he placed by a sinart modern bungalow, said that he was going to take it, Mr. J. Smith, a former resident, but when it was refused him he took

been welcomed back to the him to the police station.

In his evidence the constable community.

Workmen are again engaged on stated that he saw the defendant on the building above the village the railway embankment, at 5 p.m.

A typhoon in about 126 Long, prosecution, he ordered $150 to be which has remained unfinished yesterday, near Prince Edward since last year. A new building at Road, and after watching him for a east and 11 Lat, North, moving paid as costs. No. 13 is in the course of erection. while he noticed him throw a parcel west-north-west, is reported from Dr. and Mrs. Yu, who were aboard a train' which passed, so he the Manila Observatory, this morn- spending their honeymoon here, went up and arrested him.

савен.

hos

TYPHOON WARNING

Manila Threatened By New Storm

not? But of course I can't. How.) In summing up the ease, however, the point is that I must. "I]: ever, Mr. Wynne Jones stated that want you to put flowers on that twice a week. It is my the boxes were in a place in which grave

You, probably won't they could easily be seen, but the wife's grave.

drunk instead. If you do I hope

With a movement that was at

defendant had denied knowledge do it, but will get disgracefully

of their being theresh fab

He then convicted the defendant, that it will choke you." and at the request of Mr. G. K.

Personal Par

CENTRAL

THEATRO

COMMENCING TO-MORROW THURSDAY, NOV. 15th.

A showgirl-a Society husband, in the gayest romantic comedy- of the year!

COLLEEN MOORE Social Register

Charles

Altsatider Kokland

IT IS THE

FIRST. RELEASE IN HONG KONG

H.B. BEER

SUITS

EVERYONE

whatever

style of

hat they

may affect

H.B. LIGHT

when the sun is bright,

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H.B. DARK

for winter's bark

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Hall Brutton, who appeared for the once swift and easy he drew out his The anticyclone remains over the: One case of small-pox and three Yangtse valley and has increased cases of diphtheria were reported (wallet.

The fossoyeur's eyes glistened, in intensity. The typhoon is ap-in the Colony during three days. and then dulled fastantly to see his proaching the Visayas on a west ended, November 12.6. companion select ton franc note north-west track in the vicinity!

of Calbayog, according to a Royal The Society for the Protection of -- from its bulging contents.

Children gratefully acknowledges M. Girard folded the single note Observatory report this morning.

the following donations:-Mother's neatly and tucked it into a side pocket, then he thrust the wallet Charged with the theft of fit-Union (Cathedral Branch), $100; Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn into the limp hands of the grave tinge from a private rickshaw, No. Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan, 325, Mr. 582, Cheong Kang was fined $10 in Lam Chi-fung, $20; China, Motor mitea will arrive in the Colony on board digger, and strode away.de

the a. Chitral to-morrow. NA The fossoyeur watched his swift default 14 days imprisonment, by Bus Co. Ltd., $28) Ka Wah Life ly diminishing figure in stupofac-MrQ. A. A Macfadyen at the Assurance Co. $10; Mr. E. Ezra, tion: When it had vanilshed in the Central Magistracy this morning. $5; Miss G. Ezra, 86; Miss H. Ezra. direction of the gate, he opened the Defendant was arrested at 2.50 $5. wallet. It contained five thousand a.m. this morning.

Jing: While on the lines the money was

In its present position the ty left yesterday.

A baptism service was held on offered him, but, he refused it. phoon is south of Legaspi and mov- Sunday after the usual service, and When the defendant was beinging in the direction of Manila. was followed by a special Com-taken to the Police Station he pro- which is just under 300 munion Service at the Peniel Mis-mised that he would give the con- away, sion. Five males were immersed stable $5 the next day, and then a in the sea and many villagers dollar at regular intervals. gathered to witness the ceremony.

Expenses And Decreasing Revenue france. Three times he verified For being found with opfum on weeks hard labour, was imposed

Britain's Growing

LOCAL ESTATE

NO EVIDENCE GIVEN Opium Charge Falls Through

Bank Clerk Leaves $57,500

this amount to the accompaniment

A fine of $10, in default two

London, To-day, but surtax returns are $720,000 of the most picturesque and de-board bus No. 81 at the junction of on Ko Kwok Wah, who was charg Exchequer returns for the past lower, and estate duties are at lighted cursing. Then he sped like Pel Ho Street and Tai Po Road yes-led with the theft of two brass week show that total ordinary re- £49,560,000, of which £1,890,000 homing pigeon to the nearest terday, Ho Kan. Lau, a 26-year-old ladles, the property of Chan Sze, unemployed, was fined $1,100 in widow, of No. 28, Centre Street, by venue to date, exclusive of self-was received during last week, which cafe. Francis Andrew Cleasby Taylor, balancing revenue, amounts to represents a fall of £6,980,000 be. He went far afield that night, default five months hard labour, Mr. Q, A. A Macfadyen at the

by Mr. B. L. Wynne Jones at the Central Magistrany this morning. "I have been instructed to offer ship's officer, died at Shanghai on $3,468,967,281, and that the total of low the total collected to November and his garrulous -no evidence against the defendant," October 1, 1934, leaving local ordinary expenditure amounts to 11,

lengthy, Kowloon Magistracy, this morning,

́ ́ ́A fine of $25 was imposed on Bald Revenue Officer. Humphreys, estate valued at $2,300. Probate

A fine of $250, in default three Taoi Kau, unemployed, by Mr. W darker, who was prosecuting, Li Chung has been granted to Marie Christina

the next months imprisonment, was impos- Schofield at the Central Magistracy Ling, a 39-year-old unemployed, on Cleasby Taylor, widow.

ed by Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones at the this morning, for being in posses Kowloon Magistracy this morning, sion of 26 cattles of tree loge at on Leung Tin, a 80-year-oldun Island: Road-vesterday.

1983)

Receipts from customs and ex- For him

is nearly £2,000,000 lower cise, at $179,588,

corresponding date last 000 mor expenditure £7,000,000 Or the miscell

charges of dealing in onlum and Probate of the will of Jose Tome year, an heroin pills at No. 101 Parkes Victor, bank clerk, who died on higher, Street between the dates of Septem- August 6, 1954, leaving local estate Revenue from income tax at $11 ber 11 and November 6, before Mr. at 857,500 has been granted to Mr. £65,864,000, is now about $10,000, $18,8 E. I, Wynne Jones at the Kowloon JA Victor, of No. 11 Gap Road, 000 gher than the amount received date "Magistracy this morning,

Happy Valley,

ponding date last year Servi

as

63884 and gofter As r's dgures The poll revenue,

his empl for having 545 heroín

In his possession, at No.: 980 S

ton Road, first Roor

"Chitral is due here,on Friday at 6 am. from Shanghai.