1939-04-22 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1939.

SUBSTANTIAL FRENCH

TAXATION

Page

INCREASES

Limitation Of Profits Of Armament Firms

Many Problems Dealt With By Decree

Paris, To-day.

Exceptional measures of taxation, aggregating 17,000,000,000 francs, were before the Council of Ministers last evening. The Council sat for two and a half hours.

One measure limits the profits of firms working for national defence, while another prescribes an increase in working hours of all departments and factories engaged in defence material.

BADMINTON

Shanghai's Success

Shanghai, To-day.

to

Other decrees approved were:

The opening of fresh credits for the War, Marine, Air and Colonies Departments,

of The speeding up payments, especially in connexion with nation- al defence,

Organisation or, provisioning of the nation in war time.

CONTROL OF REVENUES

The badminton interport. between Club Lusitano and Recreio was won

The second category includes fin- by Shanghai by four matches

ancial decrees to direct control of three when Club Lusitano succeed- ed in taking one of the two mixed revenues, with the object of repress- ing fiscal fraud and strictly limit- doubles matches against the Honging the profits of firms working for

national defence.

There will also be taxation of cer- Mrs. C. B. Silva Silva (Lusitano) defeated Miss O. tain incomes not at present subject Ribeiro and J. J. Remedios creio) 12-15, 17-14, 15-11.

Kong team.

and C. A. da

(Re-to taxation.-Reuter.

Mrs. A. Remedios and D. V. de Senna (Lusitano) lost to Miss M. Silva and M. Oliveira (Recreio) 8-15, 12-15.

These matches ended the series. -Reuter.

EARLIER RESULTS

Ladies' Doubles

M. REYNAUD'S BROADCAST

GOLF

Fred MacMurray's romantic'ardour seems considerably dampened, and Madeleine Carroll's does too, in this scene from "Cafe Society," their new comedy together, which opens to-morrow at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.

SILVER KING TOURNAMENT

London, To-day.

At Moor Park, Alf Padgham, of]

Sunbridge Park, and R. Burton, of Sale, tied for first place in the Silver King Golf Tournament with aggregates of 285.

They will replay to-day over 36

Paris, To-day. In a broadcast to the nation, the Finance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, asked French men and women for "further sacrifices in holes. order to meet the new facts."

M. Reynaud declared: "We have

Padgham yesterday had rounds Misses O. Ribeiro and Silva (Re-all realised recently the greatness of 76 and 71, while Burton return-

éd 71 and 72. creio) beat Miss H. C. Collaco and of the role played by France. Mrs. A. S. Costa (Lusitano) 17-14, 15-5.

Men's Singles

B. A. de Senna (Lusitano) beat M. Oliveira (Recreio) 15-9, 15-5. Women's Singles Mrs. A. A. Remedios (Lusitano) beat Miss M. Xavier (Recreio) 8-11, 11-1, 11-8..

MEDICAL BOARD ENQUIRY; DOCTOR CENSURED

"If France disappeared, what could England do? What could even great America do?

"The fable of our

T. Collinge, of Swinton Park, and C. S. Denny, of Thorpehall withdrawal into our Empire has vanished, and were joint third with 286. it only remains to restore the balance of power in Europe,"

SLIDING SCALE

FULLER'S FINE PITCHING

In the American Baseball League yesterday the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers by 5 runs to 1, Fuller of the Indians striking 10 out.

The New York Yankees account- ed for the Washington Senators by G runs

to 3, Dimaggio and Gal lagher hit · home runs for the Yankees.

The following are the results of games played:—

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

}

R. H. E.

6 19 1

9

Dimaggio and Gallagher homered. Washington

Philadelphia

+ Boston

R. H. E.

2 5

9 8

R. H. E.

1

3 0

5 11.

Reginald Whitcombe, the open champion, returned a score of 288, Detroit M. Reynaud stated that the Gov-his rounds for yesterday being 76 Cleveland ernment had provisionally decided and 72, while Henry Cotton, the The game between St. Louis to increase the normal working Ryder Cup captain, returned 289 Browns and Chicago White Sox week to 45 hours, and every facility with rounds of 72 and 73 yester-was postponed owing to rain. would be given for overtime.

day.

He also announced that the de- crees approved, by the Council of Ministers yesterday contained mea- sures to deal with the profits of armament firms.

In accordance with a sliding scale the State would take up to 68; and 100 per cent. of such profits.

Reuter,

It is notified by the Director of Medical Services that an En- quiry under the provisions of the Medical Registration. Ordinance, 1935, held at the Urban Council Chambers on the 24th March, 1989, into certain conduct in a professional respect of Dr. Ng Yeok-kin on the 7th day of July, 1988, the Medical Board recorded Rumours persist in

RUNCIMAN'S RESIGNATION

London, To-day...

London

a finding thereon and that the that the Lord President of the said of. Ng Yeok-kin be censured Council, Lord Runciman, who is but refrained from giving a dirat present visiting Australia, has ection for his name to be struck offered his resignation to Mr. off the Medical Begister.

Chamberlain.

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