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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 10, 1939

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BUDGET WARNING: OR JUST A PRECAUTION

Check On Bonded Tea, Sugar And Tobacco

Increases In Indirect Taxation May Be Imposed

London, To-day.

News that official notices have been sent to import- ers restricting withdrawals from bond of tea, sugar and tobacco, is regarded in City circles as a pre-Budget measure.

However, prominent interests are of opinion that

LAST-MINUTE SOUND CHANGE IN

OXFORD CREW'S SOUND SHOWING

London, To-day. The Oxford crow, preparing for the Boat Race, yesterday rowed from Chiswick Steps to Barnes.

Bridge, one mile 822 yards, in 8 previous best by four minutes.

minutes 49 seconds, beating the

Reuter.

the notices do not necessarily anticipate in ALL BRITISH

creased taxation.

On the other hand, the possibility of one or other TRADE BROUGHT

of these commodities coming in for increased taxation is in no way ruled out.

It is also possible that the re-f striction may have been imposed asj a precautionary measure in order

to safeguard consumers against un-

OVER-ZEALOUS

TO STANDSTILL

London, To-day.

CURRENCY PLAN

PEIPING, TO-DAY.

A LAST-MINUTE CHANGE IN THE PLAN TO MAKE THE OLD NATIONAL CURRENCY: ILLEGAL ALL OVER NORTH CHINA FROM MARCH 11, WAS

MADE YESTERDAY: WHEN THE "PROVISIONAL GOVERN- MENT" ANNOUNCED THAT AS FROM MARCH 11 IN NORTH CHINA, THERE

| WOULD BE TWO ZONES FOR Asked whether he was aware CURRENCY PURPOSES.

warranted speculation in connexion STAMP COLLECTOR that all British trade at Chefoo

with the Budget.

These zones would be the "Fed-"

dit" zone...

An 18-year-old servant, Pun Yim- and Weihaiwel was at a standstill It is held likely that the Chan-chỉ, was charged before Mr. R. Ed- owing to the Japanese refusal toeral Reserve zone" and the "ban- cellor of the Exchequer, realising wards this morning, with embez-permit cargoes to be exported that the burden of armaments 50 zlement of a letter, received by him unless far has been exclusively borne by from the General Post Office box

financed through the the higher income groups, consider the time has come when the population at large should be made to share the cost of the coun- try's defence,

The Federal zone is limited to eleven towns in Hopei, Shantung, may No, 30, on account of his employer. Yokohama Specie Bank, the Shansi and Honan, including Pei- for Foreign ping, Tientsin, Tsingtao and Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replied Chefoo. "Yes,"

Consideration of this kind'

may cause Sir John Simon to tax some of the most widely consumed com- modities.

TEA CIRCLES

Tea circles are not unduly per- turbed, expressing confidence that tea will not be chosen for addi- tional taxation.

Nevertheless, Reuter understands that a deputation from the Tea Buyers Association is at present endeavouring to clarify the position at a conference with the authori- ties. Reuter.

AUTOMATIC ICE CREAM VENDOR

Leipzing, To-day. The problem of retailing ice cream through automatic machines, which has hitherto puzzled inven- tors, has at last been solved by the invention of a machine called "Pre- stomatic Ice Cream Automatic Machine" displayed at the Leipzig Spring Fair for the first time, after having been displayed in Berlin for 18 months without arousing special attention. Trans-Ocean;

PAWNED A PAL'S GUITAR

Ng Kim-hung, 26, actor, was bound over by Mr. R, Edwards this morning, when charged with illegal pawning of a guitar.

The owner asked, the Court withdraw the charge, because do- fendant was his friend,⠀⠀⠀

Defendant pawned the gultar for six dollars at the Yuen Hing pAYA-] shop, at No. 48, Queen's "Road Central, without permission of the owner.

Under-Secretary

Defendant was employed by the “Wah Kiu Yat Po" at No. 110 Hol- lywood Road. He was sent to the

Heré, people found carry- Post Office at 11 a.m. yesterday, to

The Foreign Secretary, he add-

ing the old currency are lia- collect letters. Later, he was seened, in a communication with Sir

ble to fine and property con- outside the King's Theatre tearing

fiscation after March 11 off the corner of a letter, which he Robert Craigie (our Ambassador threw away.

in Tokyo) had instructed him to The order says that circulation bring up the whole question of of Federal Reserve currency will trade and exchange control mea-be extended to other places as sures introduced in North China Japanese military operations ex- ports. Reuter.

tend. Reuter.

Inspector Hopkins said that he thought defendant's intention was only to take the stamps..

Defendant was bound over.

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