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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1940.

SHARP INCREASE

IN INCOME TAX FORESEEN

DEATH OF MRS. PHILIP GOCKCHIN

AN INCREASE IN THE INCOME TAX IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS INEVITABLE IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY WAR BUDGET

It is with deep regret that, we Univergat WHICH SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, CHANCELLOR

Picture OF THE EXCHEQUER, WILL INTRODUCE IN have to record the death of Mrs. Gockchin, wife of Mr. Philip THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-MORROW Gockchin, General Manager of the (TUESDAY), SAYS REUTER'S LOBBY COR-Wing On Co., Ltd., and Chairman RESPONDENT.

"Some quarters expect the tax will be rais-residence at No. 14, Fung Fei Ter- ed by as much as 2/- while there may be at the age of 61, after a long ill- some recasting of the income tax limits order to bring within the scope of the sections of the community

STAR THEATRE

HANKOW AD KOWLOON DAILY AT 2:30 5 20 720 920 TEL 57795 not been affected by it.

• TO-DAY ONLY

The story Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER

Twentieth Century Fox prevents

DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S production_of

YOUNG Mr. LINCOLN

HINKY ALICI MARJORIE AKLATCE

FONDA-BRADY-WEAVER-WHELAN EDDIE COLLINS «PAULINE MOORE RICHARD CROMWELL - DONALD MEEK

MR. MENZIES REPLY TO AXIS REPORT

According to the Syd- ney radio, the Australian Premier, Mr.

of the Chinese Chamber of Com- merce, who passed away at her

race, Happy Valley last Sunday,

ness of seven years.

in The late Mrs. Gockchin, who tax charity and philanthropy and po- who hitherto have pular with her large circle

was extremely enthusiastic in

of

Chinese friends in the Colony, left behind five sons, two daught- The Chancellor of the Exche-children to mourn her loss, and ers and a large number of grand quer is faced with the problem. of to them the deepest sympathy is bridging a gap of £1,800,000,000

extended in their sad bereave- between expenditure and revenue,

ment. Apart from income tax, all other

The funeral will take place at budget speculations suggest read the Chinese Christian Cemetery. justment of the super tax limit sc Pokfulum to-morrow afternoon.

as to make it payable on incoraes The cortege will leave her resi- £1,000 and over instead of the dence at 2.30 p.m. present starting point of £1,500.

Tobacco, spirits, wine, beer and petrol arc among other

taxes which are widely expect-

ed to be increased.

The Budget is also expected to Menzies, be formed with a view to restrict- denying Rome and Berlining the consumption not only of luxury goods but of all non-essen- Wallace Beery in "THE MIGHTY BARNUM" rumours that Australia al goods and it is therefore be-

• TO-MORROW •

CATHAY & CENTRAL

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. * At 12.30, 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. * TO-DAY SIMULTANEOUSLY' *

Jeanette

Nelson

MACDONALD EDDY

Mctro

VICTOR HERBERT'S

HAPPY VALLEY ARMED ROBBERY

lieved one of the main features Five men

armed with knives

had refused to send more will be a graduated purchase tax forced their way into the third troops abroad, said: which will fall most heavily on the floor of, No. 10, Kingkwong Street, "Australia will play her part luxury commodities.-Reuter. Happy Valley, residence of Mr.

wherever it is necessary and there| will be no slackening of her war effort."

Enlistment in the

Australian

Ma Kwok-leung, shortly after 7 a.m. this morning. They "escaped We have been informed that the with $110 in notes and articles auction sale at No. 3 Aigburth valued at $40. No arrests have

for to-morrow, been made.

Imperial Force would continue Hall, scheduled with full vigour when conditions has been unavoidably cancelled. called for it.

He added what had been done was to concentrate and consolidate Australia's home forces to which there had been an unprecedented. rush of recruits.—Reuter.

EDDY DERISIVE

LAUGHTER

Hat-waving news! "Your Sweethearts of Song in their, first modern romance! M-G-M's first Technicolor, picture..and its grandest en tertainment!Victor Herbert's finest love-songs! Spec tacle! Laughs! Thrills!

AND

HOW THEY

SINGI

"Pretty As A Picture" """On Parade" "Mademoiselle" "Wooden Shoes" ..other grand Victor Herbert melodies!

Sweethearts

Wodnes. at the CATHAY “

"Grace"Mobre"-Ins

"I'll Take Romance" with Melvyn Douglas

A Columbia' Picture :

In TECHNICOLOR

with

Frank MORGAN-Ray BOLGER Florence RICE - Mischa AUER: Herman BING Reginald GARDINER

Screen Play by Dorothy Parker)”

and Alan Campbell |-|

Directed by W. S. Yan' Dyke II

Produced by Hunt Stromberg.

To-morrow at the 'CENTRAL.

Hitler's speech drew only "de- risive laughter from Britons throughout the world," Mr. Men- told a rally of 10,000 people zies, Australian Prime Minister, Melbourne yesterday.

at

Britain, he said, will never abandon the cause of humanity freedom and security. Let Hitle: answer for the hardships of Eu-

горе..

·

Australia and Britain have one faith-the determination for peace on our terms, not Hitler's. Reuter..

TYPHOON EAST OF FOOCHOW

The typhoon is situated 250 miles east of Foochow, and is, moving northward, according to the Royal Observatory this morn- ing.

Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the south-east of Japan, and relatively low over China generally.

FRENCH FOLLOW FASCIST TACTICS... ·

The Vichy Government has im- posed a strict control on radio, newspapers and films. M. Laval, the Deputy Premier, will be Con- troller-Reuter.

N.E.L. WITHIN THE STERLING GROUP

The Australian Minister of Cus- Rex, "King of the wild horse, Intoms, Mr. G. MacLeay, announced

"The Law of the Wild" in Canberra yesterday that from

with Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.

A Mascot. Production

August 22 the Netherlands at Indies will be regarded as a coun- try within the sterling group for the purpose of import control re- re- gulations.-Reuter,

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