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Combined Manoeuvres In Med?

London, Sept. 5. The "Exchange Tele- graph" today quoted

Turkish newspapers as saying that the "British, American and Turkish fleets to carry out com- the bined exercises in

now Aegean Sea," lying between Greece and the Dardanelles.

arc

Nlue warships of the United States Atlantic Fleet, including the carrier, U.S.S Franklin D. Roosevell.

Bre

now

Aegean and Britain

nouncedi that

HAT

in the

has a Mediter

Fanean Fleet will cruise there

after Sept. 19.

However, this

is the first

intimation given that there will

be joint. manoeuvres or that the Turkish Fleet would partici- pate.

The

States United

and Britain have supported the

Turkish rejection of the Rus- sian proposal that Turkey share military control of the Dar- danelles with

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1946.

DEBATE ON THE BUDGET Criticism Of Income Tax Proposals

Alternative Methods Put Forward By Unofficials

Though it was stated that there had probably never been an occasion on

which Unofficial Members

were in accord with Government to a greater extent than they are today regarding the financial position of the Colony as a whole, including the major items of expenditure and the means by which equivalent revenue could be found, there was much criticism at yesterday's resumed Budget debate in Legislative Council of Government's proposed Income Tax.

Doubts were expressed whether it would be possible to apply the British Income Tax system with equity in Hong Kong. Alternatives proposed were the imposition of a simplified form of the War Revenue Ordin- ance, a Business Profits Tax on a sliding scale, taxes on luxuries and

BICYCLE BAN LIFTED

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The "Ching dtail" uncior- slands that the han passenger-carrying bicycles is boing lifted by Government for the period up to the end of October.

The move is a sequel to re- presentations made by Chinero members of Legislative CounTM cil following Government's earlier refusal to rescind the ban..

amusements, hotel and restaurant bills, cigarettes and tobacco, alcohol, Red Airman

or cars and lorries.

Return Of Wives: New List Issued

Government yesterday Russia-Aso-issued the following fur- ther list of wives on the priority list for return to Hong Kong:

INVITATION TO LONDON

HOUTCO

London. Sept, 5. An authoritative Whitehall

that said today

the British Government has decided to invite severnl Jewish organi- zations to the London Holy Land conference without con- sulting the Jewish Agency.

Priority Namo

No. No.

120 Mrs. S. Croucher.

27A Birs. W. E. Younghusband.

DHA Mrs. M. H. Wilson.. 110A Misers B.M. & M.E. Morris. 129A Mrs. B. L. L. Bnker. 147B Mrs. Foster (wife of F.W.

Foster), 158A E. Maxwell-Holroyd

Mrs. 161A Mr. K. Weight. 188A Mrs. M. Peili.

Three sons of Mr. C. C. Caynes to accompany Men Brownrigg.

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Jewish groups invited, it was learned, include the Jewish Board of Deputien and Agredah Israel. Vaad Leumi, the Jewish 222A Mrs. M. I. Duck. National Council and the World] 237A Mrs. H. E. Marshall. Mizrachi are possible invitees. 247A Mrs. J. B. M. Jones. -Associated Press.

278 Mrs. M. Melmoth,

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Radio Set Found In Shamshuipo Chapel

London, Sept. 5.

Cross-examined by the defence counsel, Mr. G. O. Slade, the Reverend Herbert Davies, former Chaplain to the Forces in Hong Kong, who gave evidence in the trial of Major Cecil Boon today, said that some days after the search of the Shamshuipo Camp chapel, he heard that a broken radio set had been found in the altar. He agreed this would be a The court at this stage ad- grave breach of camp regula- journed until tomorrow. tions from the Japanese, view- point.

Carkeet said

The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada also made a reference to the "fine promises made during and since tlie war that discrimination is a thing of the past," while the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo appealed for the giving of greater scope to locally em- ployed Government personnel.

Reference to the housing shortage was made by the Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale, who said it was time returning civilians were "accorded that degree of priority which is more compatible with the present changed conditions." The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada said: "I have no comments on

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| DRAFT ESTIMATES

BEFORE COUNCIL

Draft estimates running into 166 pages, showing details of revenue and expenditure for the eleven months of the current financial year were laid on the table in Legislative Council, on the second reading of the Budget Bull yes. terday.

tion.

The revenue estimate of $51,307,000 is more than $5,000,000 less than the approved estimate for 1941-42, but this is entirely accounted for by the absence of the item of $9,300,000 under the heading of War Taxation, which cannot be col- lected until the close of the financial year. : Liquor duties are expected in H.K.V.D.C. costing $73,882 against produce $1,050,000 more then in a Budget estimate of $824,251 1941-42 and $2,000,000 is anc in 1941, the H.K.N.V.R. $0,200 pated from the new duty on pro- against $83,087, A.R.P. nothing priety medicines and toilet pre-against $122,409 and (apparently) parations. Receipts from enter-nothing is to be paid on account tainments tax are estimated at of imperial defence contribution, $2,500,000 as against $350,000 in which cost $0,000,000 in 1041. 1011-42, the increase being ex- Education And Medical plained by ' higher admission The Education Department es- Charges and the new scale of taxa timates total $4,440,675 against $2,621,805, increased grants to Assessed taxes, due to war dorn- grant-in-aid A Red Air Force offi-age and a reduction in the rates, subsidies involving nearly $2,000,- schools and other cer and his female com-lare expected to produce $5,750,000 against only $020,000 in 1947, panion have been arrest-1000 as against $7,522,500 in the K.C.R. estimates with heavier traffic, nro up by Just under ed on the Dutch frontier last financial year.

Receipts from the Office of the $1,200,000. The cost of coal is after eeing from the Custodian of Enemy Property are shown # $1,102,250 ngainst Russian zone of Ger-estimated at $2.000 000, and the $270,233 in 1941. many in

Department of Supplies. Trade The Medical Department is to airplane, and industry is expected to co- cost $10,604,600 against nn estim- Salaries' Question British Headquarters an-ribuale $1.283,300 in revenue. ate of $3.820.504 in 1941. Largo the enormous expenses necessary selves, there are a few items on

"Turning to Estimates them-nounced today.

isums are required for bedding, and The plan first landed in the Defence Savings for rehabilitating the Colony, au feel I must remark. Ame ica zone where the flier-

dothing, the purchase of medi- feature of this, and I fear, many first is that for "Repatria- identified as Captain Pononarey, abandonment of sales

The loss in revenue from the elnes and instruments, anti-mel-

of opium jarial work etc. budgets to come. How the tien Gffice", on page 47.

Personal emolu- funds are to be raised to me it that this is the office that has the

I take buried his uniform, after which involves $2,250,000,

Water Bements are up by $2,000,000 due to couple passed into the expenses is another matter had chrge of sending people by British zone

the venue is expected to be up by the creation of 'number of tem- and then into $300,000 to $2,000,000 and Kow-porary posts, notably in "We have heard mention of the hundreds to the United Ifolland.

foon-Canton Railway receipts up nection with the Tung Wah and income tax, a measure to which Kingdom, Australia and else The pair were taken into by more than $2,500,000 to $3,402,- | Kwong Vh Hospital and the nong could take exception were where since the reoccupation. custody by Dutch police when 900. The considerable increase in ethereale Hospital, which pre- conditions int this Colon We have not been told how the they tried to dispose of several receipts from the Mine is due viously received grants-in-pid. different. As things are, how, heavy cost of this is to be borne, hundred thousand

the resumption occupation mainly to

(Continued on page 4) ever, let me ndd my objection Is the Hongkong taxpayer to marks, 60,000 Roubles and a working of the through line to to those of the Honourable pay for this "repatriation" number of ringa and watches, Conton,, producing revenue of Members who will speak after me. To the reasons which they in that all these people were quarters said, they had stolen $1,500,000 in goods traffic. Land have advanced I add this sent away for a holiday or rest in the Russian zone. human one. Your taxpayer dis- and have been or will be brought gorges the less unwillingly if he back to Hongkong, while many is satisfied that every one in his of them have their bones here class is niso made to do so, and and were raally temporarily is not likely to be able to evade expatriated for a change which the obligation. Income tax in might or might not have been British officers. a place like Hongkong is very easily dodged, and I am certain that the people who will evade it wholly or in part will out

COMMITTEE TO STUDY TAXES

HE. the Governor yeater- day announced the formation of a Taxation Committee, on which Unofficial Membora of Legislative Council will be re- presented, to study the bost 'means of taxation for Hong Kong.

A full report of His Excel- tency's speech and the reply to the Budget Debes will ba found in Page Five.

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whichgard as a misnomer. all of which. British Head- $950,000 in passengers traffle and More Terror

In Bombay

con-

Bombay, Sept. 5.

sales are shown at $200,000, half Pononarev and his girl friend a million less than in 1941-42. ' then escaped and fled for the On the expenditure side, H.E. British zone, but were halted the Governor shows a net reduc- at the Dutch-German border by tion of about $20,000 as compared Dutch frontier police and with 1941-42, the C.S.O. is up by A new wave of stab

$118,000, largely accounted for by bing broke out in Bam- needed? I cannot believe that The Russian Liaison Mission increase of staff. Charitable Ser-bay today. Nearly 40 this. Colony will not be called at the British Headquarters vices are down from $019.648 to upon to foot this bill except for will take the couple into custody, $156,745, by the elimination of an cases of "hit and run" the small amount provided in the British Headquarters an-item $430,000 for relief of refu- stabbing were reported the Estimates,

nouncement Bald. Associated gees. Savings under the heading in the early hours. Four Press.

of defence are substantial, the of the victims have died.

"Tucked away on page 161 are certain items of Miscel laneous Expenditure. One is "Grant to Hongkong Univer- sity", and it appears from

Memorandumt on the Estimate New Deal For The

that the larger part of this is to pay full salaries to the University Stuff for the whole period of their Internment. Is there any legal obligation on Govenment to make this

payment and like Payments

which, I am told, have been made to Government ser- vants who were interned?: And are the latter payments a liability which this Colony will at some time or other be called

British

Tommy

London, Sept. 5.

Unnecessary restrictions on the liberty of the Bri- tish soldier will be lifted following the detail- ed instructions issued by the British Army Council today in accordance with the pro- posals recently outlined by Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial Gen- eral Staff,

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Tho ripters concentrated quietly stalking their victims, stabbing them and then slipping nway.

The police twice opened flro to disperse mobs. Troops and polico struggled to cope with the many scattered stabbings by radio- controlled moblie unita.

The total arrests since Sept. 1 now, exceed 2,000 and on intern- ment camp has been set up in a Bombay suburb to hold suspects. Large numbers of people, parti- cularly the labouring classes, are leaving the city after four days of riots. There have been heavy bookings on railways and coastal fchipping services.

The letter, coughed in straight- The stabbing terror continued forward language, with a simple into the afternoon when five or heading: "Subject: Improvements julx cases per hour were report- in the way of the life of a soldier, ed. One suburban has reached every command in ton closed down after

rollway sta- a man England and aboard.

had been knifed on the platform. Unnecessary parndes are to be abolished, guards and pickets are statement issued at 1.00 pm. to- The Dombay Government, in a to be kept at a minimum and day, said: The total casualties fewer number of fatigues will be since Sept. 1 are organised as task work. A en 446 Injured. Roundups during cral Inspection ether than the

formally with only

dead and

C.P.O.'s Testimony The first witnesa teday when the Another witness, Major Ar-R.A.S.C. on charges of aiding the court-martial of Major Cecil Boon thus Grieve, anid Major Boon Japuneso in Hong Kong was re- gaid to him more than once sumed, Chief Petty Officer Herbert number those who will pay it.upon to meet? If there be no that all he was concerned with George Carkeet, of the Royal Fleet Post-war morality is not of a legal obligation to make these was carrying Japanese instrue- Auxiliary stationed at Maita, told high order, and in Hongkong it payments will Government state tions to the camp and learning the Court how after an altercation

how they are justified?. It the Japanese language. He add- with Boon in the intter's office, he is particularly low.

would be interesting to know, ed that the accused also said was beaten by a Japanese inter- Alternative Form too, why full salaries are to be the ellicers in the camp word preter and made to apologise to

"Can we not have alternative paid only to those who were in- "not worth a damn." He could Boon by the Japanese camp com-

forms of taxation or higher terned while others who, were not get them to cooperate. Oumandant.

taxes instead, which would hit not are to receive only three Carkect had been ordered out the classes at which an income months salary as an ex gratia one occasion he talked about

by Boon when he went to tell him cooperation with the Japanese. that he had been accused of steal tax is aimed? Can we not, for payment. What is the reason

Paris, Sept. 5. instance, have higher taxes on for tha‹ distinction?. I am Yesterday's crash of an When in January, 1945. heng Red Cross parcels,

and brandy, "I got upset and said something gin, whisky, approached the Camp Compman to the effect that I would

on afraid I can see none, except in Air France liner brought dunt with the request that phy- with him after the get even sigarettes and tobacco other the case where the individual by the total killed in French annual one will be carried out the same period tofalted 1,408.

war," he said. than the cheapest brands, on reason of his not having been sical training paradea should

a few hours. The police opened fire on 59 60- be cancelled, because the men that they and that he told Boon private cars and lorries? Can interned, was able to find em- plane accidents in three

canlons. In all, since Sept. were not getting enough, food because Boon would not take an all vehicles save buset

et oven with him we not raise the petrol tax for ployment.

days to 49.

The British soldier will not be there were 21 cases of looting and and Relief Payments

warned for duty, need not obtain 25 cases of arson." and not living on European active part, in trying to straighten taxis? Is there any objection diet, Major Boon said: "I do things out. He had in mind certo a surcharge

"Finrly there is the Itom Yesterday's crash at Lo Bourget a pass but will merely "aigh out" Troops opened are this mornt- not understand. I find it sutain things that had happened in

restaurant Foreign office claims in respect occurred when the plane failed to and walk out-in civvies at thating in north Calcutta' following Clothing coupons are now being new outbreak of incidents be- cient. I am getting plenty to the camp before.

meals that cost more than a of relief payments", which the clear the top of a factory, plough- certain sum? Surely the bat on the Financial Secretary ing the roof of a house to crash issued and more are expected as tween Hindus, and Moslerns. The fifteenth witness for the

pon as stocks warrant it.

There were also cases of stabbing. Major Grieve also said that

Should not the pro-in Macao.

Privates may now associate with during the night and this morn- civilian radio operator, fesalonal man be made to pay-a

Among the dead were Madame non-commissioned officers outside that he and other radio

"Is it intended to claim ro-Sabit, 40, Egyptian born in Luxeniarreeks, although the command-

ing Reuter. approach the Japanese for can-operators were called to

Boon's substantial fee for his licence cellation of physical training office about a form they had been to practise?

And if he must payments from the recipients of bourg, and Mr. Benjamín Dabagui, ing nificer foay apply* róstrictions

this relief who through no fault 25, a Lobančne,

within the necessary for as the men were sick and could asked to fill in about the nature hayo a licence, is there aux rear of their own had perforce to go. The factory which the plane hit particular conditions, of the cam not stand in the rain with their of the work they had been doing son why a similar licence should to Macao? I hope not, for to do in an automobile radiator factory and.. Phirts off, Major Boon refused for the Government before cannot be required for business so while at the same time hand-bout 500 yards from the airport. The programma also covers in

tulation.

Arms, ahope, restaurants and the ing out. magnificent bonuses' to A workman in the factory was proved housing for the man and Dutch Indies. A vigorous low He agreed, in reply to Colonel like? I urge Government to Government servants for doing killed when part of the copf cayed his family, butter measing and Halbe, prosecuting, that it was consider these suggestions. For

world that

mprehensive, education--Reuter "very important work of a secret myself, I would infinitely prefer nothing during the war years Hye-witnesses said. tho would be highly inequitable. plano, a DC-3 (Dakota) suddenly nature."

to be taxed much more heavily raise the question now, because slowed up after leaving the All they told Boon in the form in the above items whilst understand that some steps ground, apparently with motor

Athens, Seat. 6. was that they were receiving and knowing that everyone else who have already been taken in the trouble in one engine, bit the top others wounded in a clash between Eleven were killed and eight transmitting -ICARAKON. Boon pressed for further details and smokes and owns a car is being prisoners of war I am told, have toot of

eats expensive meals, drinks, matter. Certain Volunteer of the factory, tore through the "Communist and when these were refused, he said made to pay. With an income had part o

house

and Arkkova, Alie ho

of Public Order Minimum:-19.6 deg. would inform the Jan I would always bear a hold on

of their pay with the factory rare and crashed into between Sparta the

ground that The Minis

Minister of Public Works nounced. convaltios occurred When one of the party proboat grievance, born of my conviction

may have to go to and other high officials arrived on after the Communists attacked shine10.8 hours. ed, Beon replied that he issued that more than half the people meet the expense of maintaining the poi intes in the morning so thres carloads: GRoralist vic-Rainran: NII the Japanese orders and ble det not doing Boc

who should be paying it, wäre

take charge of investles Bonsai tory calabrants, the Ministry asid. Mox, Rel. Humidity (Continued on Page 45% van Associated Press,

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creased?

when he asked Major Booncution, William Angns, Ad. ting tax could be largely in- tells us is relief paid to refugees in flames.

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THE WEATHER

General Situation:-Pressure is high over Central China and the pressure trough oxtonda from Indo-China across the Philippines to Japan.

Today's Forecast: Light.

to continuing fine and very warm, moderate east winds, Weather

Yesterday's -temperature:- Maximum:--lið dog

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