1938-10-31 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 31, 1938.

CANTON

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EMPTY AND

ABANDONED

No Signs Of Return Of Chinese Population

Shameen Hoping Japanese

Will Open River

Canton, To-day.

-EX-MUFTI

GIVING NO SIGN OF MISCHIEF

Geneva, To-day.

Eight days after the Japanese occupation finds the city still deserted and abandoned. There are no signs of the return of the Chinese popula- "giving no sign of an incorrect tion, while business remains completely at a standstill.

The ex-Mufti of Jerusalem, is now taking refuge in Lebanon,

attitude." declared M. Decaix, French representatives on ́"the Mandates Commission, who had... been asked by the Commission for

vent anti-British activities on the part of the ex-Mufti-Reuter.

The lack of postal facilities is worrying the foreign details of the steps taken to pre-

community, only one batch of mail having left Canton in the past week, while there are no prospects yet of incoming mail.

CHINA BRINGS IN EXCESS PROFITS TAXES

Chungking, To-day...

New regulations for taxing war time excess profits have been pro- |mulgated by the National Govern-

ment.

Profits of private firms capital- ised at $2,000 or more, are sub- ject to special tax on earnings showing more than 15 per cent. profit, while rentals exceeding 12- per cent. of the assessed value of the property, are also taxed.

Both taxes will follow a sliding

Reuter. Trading profits are subject to 15 per cent, tax when profits amount' to 20 per cent., rising to 50 per cent. on profit over 60 per cent.

ing to Chinese reports, have already It is generally hoped, however, Jese troops are roaming the Pearl formed gangs and sacked and plan-scale. that the Japanese will not long River delta and the surrounding dered several villages. delay opening of the River, though countryside, some of whom, accord- it is realised that a problem must be confronted in the form of river bandits.

Thousands of disorganised Chin-

DORSETSHIRE MAN IN PIER INCIDENT

THREE BATTALIONS OF TROOPS IN GAZA SEARCH

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT

Property is taxed by 12 per cent. Jon 12 per cent, and 20 per cent. on assessed value, rising to 50 per cent. when profit is over 60 per,

cent. Jerusalem, To-day.

free in both cases.

The position of foreign firms as regards the taxation is not men- tioned, and it is therefore assumed.

Three battalions of British troops yesterday search-tax at 15 per cent. profit is

ed Gaza as part of the general military plan of scouring all towns and villages. : Results of the search are not divulged, but it is be- lieved that the objective of eliminating terror- ists was achieved.

that they are subject to the taxes.

The right to appeal from deci- sions is allowed, whilst heavy pen- alties are provided for attemptą at citrus evasion.-Reuter.

George William Baker Dickinson, a blacksmith of H. M. S. Dorset- shire, appeared before Mr. E. Him-

Curfew in 'Jerúsalem has beenly for the manufacture of sworth this morning at the Kow-reduced, and will in future be from eases for the forthcoming shipping loon Magistracy as complainant in midnight to 5 a.m.

a case in which a motor-car driver, Incendiarism is the suspected Lam Foon, aged 30, was charged cause of a huge fire in a timber with assaulting the former at warehouse adjoining the port of Tsimshatsiu Pier early yesterday Jaffa. Damage is estimated at{ morning.

£12,000.

season. Reuter.

court," held in an Arab village hear WEST KENTS FIND ····

| Medigiddo, south of Haifa. 3: “REBEL COURT"

The court scattered and the Haifa, To-day. "judge," Sheikh Amsour, wasar- A detachment of the 2nd Batta-rested. One Arab was killed, and lion, West Kents, yesterday broke rifles and ammunition captured. The complainant, according to The timber destroyed was most-in on the proceedings of a "rebel Reuter. prosecution, with a friend, engaged defendant's car to go to Braga Cir- ~cuit, near Embankment. Road, at 1.30 am. in front of the Peninsu- la Hotel. The driver did not know where it was and then, after drop- ping complainant's friend some- where near Kowloon Tong, return- ed to Tsimshatsiu where complain- ant offered the driver a dollar and walked off towards the Pier.

Defendant followed him and pick- ing up a wicker chair lying on the Pier, struck him but was knocked down by complainant who struck the driver with his fist.

The driver then ran back to the car, took out the starting, handle and struck complainant with it but was again knocked down by - com÷ plainant who eventually sustained a slight abrasion on his right elbow. Defendant was finally arrested by an Indian watchman employed by the Kowloon Godowns and lat- er handed over to Police Sub-In- spector Butcher.

The driver stated that complain- ant engaged' his car at 1.01 a.m. and returned to Tsimshatsiu at 2.25 a.m. and that he asked com- plainant for $3 fare instead of one, He used the starting handle ..., for self defence.

The case was then remanded for 24 hours in order to let both parties as well as the Police to find more witnesses.

"SUICIDE SQUAD” IN PALESTINERA Atmolrid

al West Kents, nicknamed the "Suleide Squad”: aren These armoured cars" preceed all trafme" and "ares is to employ a small heavily laden trolley and run it any mines laid on the lines will explode with littla dui