1937-05-19 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1987.

THE

Income Tax

Foreigners

WORLD Again Urged VEENS

GOES BY

THE 12-year-old Tottenham

of

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will again be asked tone- gotiate with the diplomatic repre- sentatives of foreign countries in China with regard to the payment. of income tax by foreign nationals schoolgirl who copied some resident în China, according to in- verses out of a book of poetry and formation obtained from the Shang- sent it in for an anthology of chil- hai Office of the Income Tax Ad- dren's orginal verse, to the great ministration of the Ministry confusion and gnashing of the Educa Finance. tion Committee after the book was While foreign diplomatic repre- printed, was playing a game once sentatives in China have been noti- popular with the University wits, fied by the Foreign Ministry at the and often played (sorely against request of the Ministry of Finance their will!) with editors of the of the fact that the income tax ap- more dignified reviews, like the plies to foreign nationals in China "Athenæum" or the "Spectator."

The playboy would copy a chunk out of the middle wastes of "Adonais" or "Hyperion," and send it in with a humble note asking for criticism.

as well as Chinese, it was stated few foreign citizens have up to date complied with the tax ruling.

An example for Chinese employ- ed in foreign firms has been made by Chinese members of the staff of Nine times out of ten he got a

the Shanghai Municipal Council note of kindlý patronage and

who, followed a series of confer- couragement back, telling him the ences, have finally agreed to pay work showed promise and advising the income tax of their own ac- cord. The income tax payment by the Chinese staff force of the S.M.C.

him to

persevere. Marks

scored for this.

en-

were

a

And once, your great-uncle will will total, it was estimated more tell you, mentioning no names,

than $20,000 per month. whole new poem by Kipling got it- self printed, much to Kipling's sur- prise. It makes you think, eh?

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Olds On Venus

TROUBLE IN CHAHAR?

Open Revolt Said Imminent

Trouble is reported to be brew- ing among the ranks of the Mongol "Irregulars" in north Chahar and an open revolt is believed to be im- fol-minent, according to information

"Your daughter must choose be- tween examinations and love," wrote the headmistress to the father of Magda Fontanges. When I was a lass of seventeen (Writes Chrysalis Grubb) I

lowed with fervour The rules that were set by my dear

old Beau

The doctor, you know I was all

for MinervE,

I studied up Tully's “De Senectute,”

geometry.

received in Kweihua

"Certain quarters" are acting quickly to check the movement and large numbers of "Irregulars” are being disarmed.

A message from Hsingho reveals that hundreds of businessmen from

And headed the class in plane Nanhaochan a small town outside

geometry.

And, while I may not have been a

beauty,

I really adored my trigonometry. But later, like Magda, I met a boy, And kisses and tekens passed be-

tween us;

Athene's worship now gave me no

joy,

And I fled to the warmer altar

of Venus;

My

stormed,

head-mistress

my poppa was peeved. When I laughed at the old Pons

Asinarum

But what was the use? I wasn't de-

ceived

By Euclid or any old cockalorum. O! it's lovely to read an original text Of Horace, and scan the Alcaic

measure.

But girls, believe me! far better be

vext

With a metre far fuller of pain and

pleasure,

And when dear

"My lass.

форра exclaimed

It's either love or examination,”

of Shangtu base of the "Irregulars”” in north Chahar, have fled to Hsing- ho for safety. The Mongol "Irre- gulars” are reported to have been very disorderly in Hsingho during the last few days.

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Both of these places were former- ly the main base of operations of the “Irregulars” in Suiyuan which were recaptured by the provincial forces earlier in the campaign last winter.

JAWBONE OF AN ASS

AND RHYTHM OF THE RUMBA

Thirteen unhappy Cuban musi-

I replied, "Old Beau, please don't cians are searching London for the

be an ass.

most important "instrument" in I've just discovered my true voca- their orchestra-the jawbone of an

tion

Sydney “Sun.””

889,

The bone, wrapped in a Mexican shawl, was left in an attache case. (Continued from Next Column in an Underground train at War- frightening thing. The teeth have been extracted and put back again

that they rattle.

ren-street Tube Station.

Nothing has been seen of i' since, and the thirteen members of the Rumbaland Muchachos orches tra are anxious in case the finder of the bone throws it away, all ab Senor Ciro Rimac, leader of the "Real asses jawbones are dif-1 Muchachos, said: “ The bone 18 ficult to get outside Cuba"

(Continued in preceeding col.)

"That's how we get the music but the rattling teeth may frighten the finder and cause the bone to be thrown away.

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