1939-04-29 — Page 24

MARCH SETS Roosevelt

Peace

REVENUE

Move

RECORD

ONE of the biggest re-

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29,- 1939.

SUNGLASSES

WITHOUT

WINDOW

GLASS AS

LENSES

may be purchased

cheaply from the firm with the re-

putation of many

years behind it.

Optically perfect goggles $5.

Lazarus

OPTICIAND

(Opposite the Hong Kong Hotel)

venue months in the

Revealed

New York, To-day.

history of the Colony, if THE Washington cor-

not actually a record; respondent of the STOP PRESS was the comforting ex-"New York Times" re- perience of Government veals that President during March.

Roosevelt some time ago

The total was no less than sounded Mussolini and $4,188,619.17, one and three Hitler regarding the pos- quarter millions more than dur- ing March last year. The total Sibility of all three meet- was "artificially" swollen by an ing. exceptionally large payment on account of death duties and by land sales totalling over $1,000,000.

Expenditure during March reach- ed $3,056,763.16, providing the Co- lony with a net credit balance of $15,353,681, after transfer to gen- eral expenditure of unallocated stores which formerly were placed to credit.

UP ON ALL HEADS

Licence revenue was substantial- ly up as was every other head of revenue, with the exception of the K.C.R. which, inevitably, showed a substantial drop from $186,466 last March to $74,278 in March, 1939.

President Roosevelt suggested a meeting either at sea or on some neutral island, such as the Azores, but the idea was rejected.

The newspaper states that the President's intention was to learn the Dictators' terms for a pledge of lasting peace, and, if it was found practica- ble, to offer his services as mediator.

en-

The newspaper adds that this completes the evidence that Pre- sident Roosevelt, far from couraging. the prospect of war, had risked his political future in the cause of world peace.-Reu-

ter.

Expenditure was $600,000 higher than in March a year ago. Big- gest items of increase were charlt- able services, from $17,483 to while a new Stores Department (as $45,888, Military Contribution from indicated above) showed expendi- $435,482 to $551,926, Education De-ture of $247,556 against nil a year partment from $175,760 to $438,806, | ago.

TEL, 20022 or 33993

A sensationally large haul

Was made by thieves at

*

Cameron Road between 9

p.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m.

yesterday.

Victim was Mr. A. Bowers,

well-known racing man. He

has reported to the police

that a cash-box was remov

éd in which was cash and

jewellery to the value of

$6,434.

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“KANTABS"

TROUSERS

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ost of plain colours, stripes and checks.

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