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Japanese Buy Bren Guns In Czechoslovakla

Prague, To-day.

A Japanese mission is stated to have placed a con- siderable order with the Brno armament fac- tories, where Bren guns are manufactured. The mission, which consists of senior naval officers,

has spent a week in Czecho Slovakia.

NEW TAXATION

ON HEAVY OILS

USED FOR ROAD TRANSPORT

The mission has also contacted the Czech Ministry of Defence with a view to purchase of surplus army equipment.

Germany, Yugo-Slavia and Ru manla are also negotiating pür- chase of army material.

The Germans are particularly interested in heavy artillery, while the Yugo-Slavs are purchasing aircraft. Reuber.

hydrocarbon oils as are to be used as fuel in heavy oil road vehi-

As predicted recently, Govern- ment is to impose new

taxation cles. for road transport using Diesel engines and therefore heavy oils.

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A lengthy new Ordinance ap- pears in draft form in to-day's Gazette, "to consolidate and amend the law relating to the taxation of hydrocarbon oils."

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In the objects and reasons, it is stateds

1. Light hydrocarbon oils, as defined in clause 2 (h) and (k) of this Bill including the oils specified in the fourth schedule thereto have had to pay a duty under section 6 (1) of the Motor Spirit Ordinance, No. 4 of 1930.

2. This duty was originally 15 cents per gallon, but it was raised to 25 cents in 1931 and to 30 cents in 1936.

3. It is now proposed to im- pose a similar duty on such heavy

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To give effect to this pro- posal by amendment of 1930 Ordinance would involve amend- ing its title and almost every sec- tion therein and regulation there under.

5. It has been decided there- fore that it would be preferable to replace the 1980. Ordinance by a new Ordinance in which all its provisions and the regulations thereunder have been reviewed and revised not only in the light of the new proposal relating to heavy oils, but also in the light of importation and export by ship, air, road or train. The de- velopment of air-traffic, the build- ing of a road to China and the linking up of railways in China having made such review and re- vision necessary.

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Five R.A.M.C. men were involved in a nasty accident while joy-riding in a hired car at Castle Peak last night.

The car was approaching the jetty at Castle Peak when it struck a protruding rock, somersaulted and re- mained lying on its side.

An ambulance was sum- moned and three of the men were taken to hospital. The other two stood by the wreck “pending the arrival of a

breakdown car.

Milo, Hunan, To-day. Chinese forces are tightening their grip on Yoyang, according, to Chinese military advices,

In an attempt to dislodge the Chinese in the Yanglowsze area, north of Yoyang, two Japanese columns closed in on the Chin- ese there yesterday. They were met and engaged at Lingiang, northeast of Yoyang. Heavy fighting took place-Central News.

Sian, To-day. Chinese forces have re-occupi- ed Juicheng, in south Shansi, according to military des- patches reaching here o-day.

Central News.

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Chungking, To-day. Determination to eliminate corruption and delinquencies in officialdom is voiced in a man- date issued by the National Government on February 17.

Emphasizing the importance of a clean government in the struggle for national existence, the mandate enjoins officials to set a good moral example for the nation.

Severe punishment is threa tened of officials found guilty of corruption or neglecting their duties. Central News.

The Gazette to-day contains the draft of an Ordinance amending the Incitement to Disaffection Bill

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