1939-10-28 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1939

INCOME

TAX STRAW VOTE

NAZI TERROR

IN VIENNA

Amsterdam, Oct. 22. According to German and neutral travellers from Aus- tria, general foodstuffs and the commodities have become

most scarce in Vienna.

The easiest and most amusing pastime in world is to play around with suggestions for new forms of taxation or for increasing the levels of existing taxes, with a neat and natural tendency to choose those least likely to affect the selector's own poc-incident at the frontier. ket.

Customs examination for outgoing travellers has become extremely strict by Gestapo agents who terrorize travellers by threats of drastic

Government has proposed Income Tax in Hong Kong as a special war contribution, in the belief that its in- cidence will be more equitable than any alternative tax or taxes,

punishment. revealed that people were frightened An American traveller to such a point that they threw away their valuables rather than risk an

In Vienna, clothes are practically unobtainable, and the shopwindows of dressmakers display summer clothing even now when winter is at hand.

Jews are compelled to do what shopping they can afford between 11 a.m. and 4 a.m. They have been in- formed that they will all be sent to special Jewish "camps" in Poland be-

A vote which provides a cross- section of public opinion on the straight issue is likely to prove more valuable than vague wanderingsfore March, 1940. round the fiscal field, and the "China Mall" offers the following question- naire to its readers:

INCOME TAX STRAW VOTE

Do you approve of Income Tax in

principle?

YES... NO

Do you approve the Government's

tentative proposals?

YES

Would you be affected by them?

YES

No

NO

If you feel the burden to be too heavy, would your objection be met (a) by an extension of the allowances

YES

NO

(b) by extension of the initial five per cent. basis to cover, say, the

first $6,000 of taxable

Income,

against the first $3,000 as now now proposed?

(c) or both?

YES

YES

NO

*NO.

Strike out the answer inapplicable.

Finally, spying has become so intensive that people are too frightened to complain, even amongst themselves.---Havas.

FURTHER RESTRICTIONS

Copenhagen, Oct. 22. Reports from Germany indicate that further restrictions are being en- forced daily throughout that country. Workers are being compelled every- where to do overtime and receive no extra remuneration. What they would thus normally earn has to be paid into a special account by their em- ployers to be used by the authorities to cover certain wartime expenses.

Considerable dissatifaction may be noted among the population over this new form of drastic taxation.-

Food restrictions have become even more drastic than they were previous- ly.-Havas.

GERMAN

SOLDIERS COMPLAIN

Paris, Oct. 23.

A number of German sol- diers fell into the hands of

The questions are posed on the French troops yesterday dur-

basis that the purpose of Govern- ment's desire to raise additional re- venue is endorsed.

Additional comment by readers

will, of course, be welcomed.

Saverely wounded, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is saved from death 'by his brother, played by. Basil Rathbona. In this soona from Uni- versal's "The Bun Never Botu,” (the first American plöture; solaot- ed for the Blackpool Conference, London 1939). The two portray · British Colonial Service officers stationed in remote district of the African Göld Coast where they investigate a plot against, world pance.

C

ing patrol activities, reports a semi-official information bulletin to-day.

The German prisoners were very reserved as a whole but complained unanimously of the cold and bad food given them on the Western front.

According to their statement, the German soldier on the front gets only one hot meal a day and this at noon. It consists of a thick soup made with a few pieces of fat meat, vegetables and spaghetti.

The evening meal is always cold and consists of bread and margarine plus a sausage.

Coffee, of which Germans usually consume enormoue quantities, is not given them at all. They are given tea instead.

The prisoners expressed great sur- prise at the abundance and variety of food served to the French troops who get two hot.meals a day and wine each meal and obtain the traditional pint of coffee at daybreak, with bread and cheese.--Hayas.

FOOD DECREES IN PARIS

Paris, To-day.

A number of food decrees - were- signed at yesterday's Cabinet meet- ing, at which the Premier, M. Dala- dier, gave a review of the diplomatic and military situations. Reuter.

FIRST SNOWS" IN

BRITISH ISLES ..

London, To-day, The first snow of the Autumn fell yesterday in the Derbyshire hills and

Yorkshire, -- Router.'

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COSTS

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to h.p-

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43.4 m.p.8.

Compare these figures with those obtain- able on cars of similar power. And them compare general performance. We will provide an adequate trial run on any Vauxhall model and provs im petrol

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