1935-01-14 — Page 9

STAMP TAX BUREAU IN CANTON

Inspectors Commence Activities To-day

ALL ACCOUNT BOOKS AND FILES CHECKED

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, To-day. The Stamp Tax Bureau has notified all merchants that in- spectors of its bureau will to-day begin inspection all account books and files in order to see whether revenue stanips' have been affixed to these documents. Merchants will be fined if they have failed to comply with the stamp tax laws. To avoid any misunderstanding, all inspectors wear inform and have| a hadge showing that they are au- thorised to inspect all commercial papers and documents. During every inspection the officials of the Stamp Tax Bureau are accompanied i by policemen.

This Inspection has to be made with the object of impress- ing oni the merchants the necessity of paying the stamp tax. Business men are prone to be a bit) lax in this matter, as the Stamp Tax Bureau announced last week that the Inspection would be drop-1 ped between January 21 and Febru

The "Bay British" campaign which has been ardently pushed in the Empire for several years, did not keep the bride, bridesmaids and guests from going to Paris for gowns for the wedding of Prin- cess Marina of Greece to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent. A Paris dress. maker is here seen at work on the gown designed for last Novem- ber's wedding.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1935

NEW SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS

ary 29. Before this date however, EUROPEAN FINED FAR EASTERN

the stamp, tax is to be strictly en- forced.

Suspension of the tax between those dates is for the benefit of merchants who will be very busy! preparing for settlement of accountsį before the Chinese New Year, on

· February 4.

Driving Car When Intoxicated

"ARBITRARY LINE"

Appearing on a charge of driving!

PREHISTORIC

RESEARCHES

Manila Chosen As Venue Instead Of Bangkok

CONFERENCE WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH

To-day's Short Story.

The Problem Picture

By Cyril James

USTAVE, surveying the de He raced up the stairs for Gus- solate prospect of the Mont-tave, for all his venerable appear- parnasse Cemetery from his fifth-ance, was but a young man--and floor room, smiled gently, hammered at the tiny door of Jan's;

The good God was very kind. In attic. His inscrutable wisdom, He had A young man opened the door, 'a }· sent a party of Americains to Mont-pale, sulky youth whose raven-black parnasse, a group of moneyed en hair fell in a brooding lock over his thusiasts, rare as thousand-franc glinting eyes. He seemed annoyed, notes in the difficult days of the de--and really was, because Gustave pression. And Gustave had made had interrupted him at a critical contact with them the night before; moment in his newest masterpiece, bad fastened like a dignified leech the "Symphonie astrologique" that upon the richest of them, the son of was going to make him famous. Ja Chicago meat millionaire, who had come to Paris to see for himself the strange world of Montparnasse.

He had been disappointed at first: The talking pictures had promised richer glories. But then Gustave appeared, and all was well Bobe- mia returned with a rush.

Gustave, running his black-tipped Engers through his beard, chuckled as he remembered the conversation

Gustave eyed the young artist | of the night before. How the young patronisingly. In his mild blue ¡Americain had stared at his beard, eres gleamed pitying contempt that his hair, his tie! And how humbly a young man should waste his time The had deferred to the pontifical painting such Impossible, obscure parrot-talk an art that be, Gustave canvases while with a little talent Debrenne, had delivered in his erra and a lot of talk he might make tic English, to the high indignation enough money to move, yes, even to of the art students at a nearby table, the first floor, where the rich What was the Americain's name drapier entertained his expensive

ah, there it was, the carte de woman friend. visite... ah...

"Still at the masterpiece, Jan?" "What is it?

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John Wilbur Casey, Jr. What was that "ir."! Surely the want? I am busy." At the same time, the City Cham- his car while under the influence of

Americain had not obtained a degree - "Patience, patience, mon vieuz. 1 ber of Commerce has petitioned to drink, Mr. C. E. Stuart, residing at

in art or literature. That would be would just like you to explain this j the Stamp Tax Bureau that with Rutton Building, was fined $200, in

awkward. One cannot maintain the accursed jr. Where is it?... respect to account and receipt books default six

patter before an expert audience. eh, voila." weeks' imprisonment, for 1934 the use of revenue atamps by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central

A sudden inspiration came, He Jan looked at the tiny slip of] should begin on February 1, instead, Magistracy this morning.

Arrangements have just been would ask Jan of the top-floor. Jan, paste-board curiously. completed whereby Manila will be the young fool who still believed of January 17. In other words the

"Why, It means Junior'-that le Stuart, in pleading guilty to the the seat of a notable scientific con- that obscure theories of art brought to say, a distinction in case his merchants are hopeful that the charge, said that there is an ference from February 6 to 12 money, Jan who spoke the English father should have the same name." stamp tax inspectors will not arbitrary line between intoxication This is the Second Congress for so perfectly. examine their files this month, and soberness.

"Ah-h-h-b." "If I had several Prehistoric Research in the Far This petition, however, has been re- drinks, as I had had, I cannot very

East, officially known 88 the jected by the authorities.

well plead not guilty," he declared. "Deuxieme Congres des Prehis- Sergeant Clark stated that the toriens d'Extreme Orlent," which defendant was driving his car, No will be held under the joint aus- 779, early this morning in Queen's pices of the University of the Road West, in a zigzag fashion. Philippines and the Bureau of When about 25 yards from Eastern Science.. Street he collided with a lamp post. Nicaraguan President's at the same time damaging a water recently invited the governments of Governor General Frank Murphy Supposed Secretary meter: There was a lady with Japan, China, French Indo-China,

him in the car: When told to go Slam, Netherlands Indies, Hong The following are the results defendant refused to do so. to the station, sald the Sergeant. Kong, the Federated Malay States matches in the Country Club Golf

The and British Borneo to send official Championship. front axle, two springs and the delegates to the congress. battery of the car were damaged

DECORATED UNDER MISAPPREHENSION

DELICATE SHANGHAI QUESTION FOR CONGRESS

Shanghai, January 9. A delicate problem of interna-

tional etiquette faces the United PEAK AMAH FINED

Brasso Polish Stolen After Five Years' Service

States Congress, it developed to day, as a result of the tendering by the Chinese National Govern- ment of a decoration to First Ser. geant George Nelson, of Lockport, New York, who is at present at tached to the fourth regiment of A fine of $50, in default six United States Marines in Shang-weeks' imprisonment, was this hai.

morning imposed on Wu,San,

COUNTRY CLUB GOLF TITLE

· Gustave breathed a sigh of relief are held out his hand for the card. The young artist continued to study lt.

"And who is this Casey? An- other of the fools you have picked up at the Rotonde, Guatave?"

"Monsieur Casey is no fool, my

A. W. da Roza Enters friend. He is interested in art. I

Final

ahow him Montparnasse. I talk of my dreams, my visions of the per- of fect picture and who knows, before he returns to his Chicago he may help me to realise them."!

"I 860."

It is understood that the following in A. E. H. Castro beat F. E. A.

FIRST ROUND stitutions will also be represented Remedios, 4 and 2.

Jan tossed the card contemptuous- ly into Gustave's grimy hands. by one or two delegates each:

A. W. da Roza beat E. Sadick 3 The contempt in his voice even penè trated the thick hide of the benig nant apostle."

Orama Institute of Prehistory, and 1.

Tokio; the Universities of Tokyo, A. A. Lopes received a.w.o. from Sendai, and Kyoto, Japan; Univer- A. G. Leong. sity of Tathoku, Formosa; the Geo- logical Survey and the National Re- search Institute, both at Feiping, China; University of Hong Kong; (Continued on Page 12)

J. J. Basto best H. K. Lea 2 and 1. philosophically.

SEMI-FINAL, ··

Gustave shrugged his shoulders After all, there was no use in quarrelling with the A. W. da Roza beat A. E. Hyoung idiot. He could paint. And Castro 4 and 8.

one day he might be useful.

A. W. da Roza, the holder and new Kowloon Golf Club champion, will now meet the winner of the Lopes

Congress must Nelson is to be permitted to ac- G. S. Archhutt, of No. 454 The cept the Order of Brilliant Jade, Peak, by Mr. W. Schofield at the second class, which was tendered Central Magistracy, for stealing him while he was visiting Nanking three tins of Brasso polish. with Dr. Rudolfo Espinosa, the Accused, who had been employed Vice-President of Nicaragua. by Mrs. Archbutt for the past five Sgt. Nelson was decorated ap-years, was arrested near the Peak

decide whether 48-year-old amah, employed by Mrs. LOCAL ESTATE Basto match in the Final.

Ship Suicide Leaves $4,900

Gustavo Adolpho de Carvalho.

parently under impression he was Tram Station yesterday with the late of Shanghai, who jumped Espinosa's secretary, in which ca- property in her possession. Sub- overboard from the as. Suwa: Maru pacity the visitor from the Central Inspector Kirby said that accused between Shanghai and Hong Kong American republic introduced him was employed at a monthly salary on July 6, 1988, and whose death The decoration was unexpected- of $30, and that the police are may be sworn to have occurred on ly offered by Mr. Wang Ching-wel, endeavouring to find out as

to that day, left local estate valued the National Governments Foreign where stolen properties from Peak at $4,900. Minister, at a banquet in Espino-residences are being taken to. sa's honour at which the, latter

was decorated with the Insignia of the Order of Brilliant Jade, trat class, in the name of Chino-Nicar aguan amity-Associated Press.

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Letters of administration have

EXPLOSIONS OF FIRE-DAMP

Ways In Which They Can Be Caused

-SHOT-FIRING GREATEST” DANGER OF ALL

There are a number of ways

So while Jan returned to his be loved creation of colour planes and spatial relations, Gustave frotted}{ down the Boulevarde Raspail to ward the Rotonde, where at one of ho

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knew that John Wilbury Casey, Jr., was waiting for him.

"Ah, Monsieur Casee, the after- noon, it is 'orrible."long dr

"You don't like

Mr. Bowes-Smith's Chopin Re-, The B. M. S. Empress of Asla cital, in aid of the Hong Kong will leave Shanghai for Hong Kong "Like? My friend, the soul of for February, & at the Helena May The 8.6 Clara Camus, which sail-

Benevolent Society, originally fixed to-morrow at 5 pm. the artist, which expands ket a night flower, is dead, dead during Institute has been postponed until ed from Aden on Friday last, is ex- the afternoon. It is not Gustave Wednesday, February 13 at 9.15 pected here on or about February Debrenne the artist the philosopher, p.m.

been granted to James Templer in which an ignition of fire-dam you see this afternoon, but another Prior, solicitor and lawful attor

ney.

valued at $6,600.

Gustave. And he is an inferior...

he

awaits the night for the coming Association's New Club House in The Kowloon Tong Garden City his true self

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for Salgon yesterday and is due to The s.. Moncaller! loft Singapora

arrive in the Colony on or about Bunday

may be occasioned in s mine, for Tang Man-yuk, late of No. 46, lamp: the violent movement of example, an overheated safety Ship Street, Wanchai, who died on an inflammable mixture through stuff. And the beard was Im-be opened on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Casey thrilled. This was authen-Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, will August 1924, left local estate the gauze of the lamp, or even a

Letters of administration with device; the spontaneous combus-"And I, Monsieur Debrenne, have housebreaking and stealing cloth-rive here on February 8.

Sailing to-day from Trieste and spark from an electric signalling peccable.

He cleared his throat nervously,

Pleading guilty to charges of Venice, the s.s. Conte Verde will er- the will annexed, have been grant-tion (self-heating) of coal; and, In accordance with a resolution lawfully elected guardian.

ed to Tang Lin-yau, trader and of late, two other rate means been very busy this morning. 1ing and money to the value of $100, w tral Executive Committee, a Salt of the Plenary Session of the Cen-Ang

have been proved possible, name

Lok Kan-shing, a 19-year-old unem For stealing a fountain pen Li ly, the spark from a steel pick "h, bien, what have you been deployed, and Chan Wai-eun, a 24 Kan was sentenced to four months Control Reform Commitee is Salt GENERAL'S FATHER'S striking hard stone; and coming 1 Looking at pictures ?**** year-old unemployed, were senten hard labour when he appeared be

pressed air.

Ano I was at the ced to three months

six fore Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the FUNERAL

When an air-blast carries sold Louvre all yesterday afternoon. months hard labour,

Central Magistracy this morning. particles with it, a shower of Wad to tell the truth, moneteur, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton

Nanking, To-day.

(Continued, from Page" "1-} Senator Carter Glass of Virginia chirman of Mr. Donald Richberg committee of six, 'is organising & being organized, and will be form ally established on January 20.

Conservative bloc to

keep the

No

Federal Reserve Board free from The President, Mr. Wang Ching-ight Officials: Attending sparks may be produced the sup something you said last night has loon Magistracy, this morning. For stealing a radiator cap from

Treasury infance: Inflationists are looking towards nationalisation of banking.

The Administration considers that its proposals for giving the Treasury and the Federal Reserve combination greater cred may be regarded as cons compared to the proposals Inflationista

wel, Dr. H. H. Kung, and Mr. Chen Kung-po will be ex-officio members.

Chekiai Agancy)).

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