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NEW LIQUOR AND TOBACCO DUTIES

Doubling Of Rate On Whisky And Gin

Retail Price Should CHIANG'S

Not Be Affected

New duties on liquor and tobacco-in the case of the former the duty is double the old rate — came into force in Hong Kong yesterday. The new dutics, according to the Financial Secre fary, the Hon Mr. C. G. S. Follows, who moved the implementation of the new scale in Legis- lative Council, will provide an extra $7,000,000 in revenue next year.

Mr. Follows added that it was the considered opin- ion of Government that the increases in duty could and should in the main be absorbed by importers and retailers, and that the price of most sorts of liquor to the public-should-not-be 'altered.

The motion was seconded by the Acting

Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. R.. Todd, and carried unanimously.

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"Honourable Members will re- collect that in winding up the debate on the second reading of the Appropriation Bill, Excellency, in announcing your intention to appoint a Taxation Committee, referred to 4 para- consideration on which the attention of each one of us should be fixed. This was the duty that we owed to use every effort Lo reduce as far as we might, both in extent and in duration of time. our dependence on His Majesty's Government for financial aid to -meet the difference between our

Climax Near In

Persia

POLITICAL

TWILIGHT?

Nanking, Nov. 28.

In presenting the re- vised draft constitution: to the National Assem- bly today, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who has guided the destinies of China for the past 20 years, said that the occa- sion marked the twilight of his political career."

The Generalissimo, address- ing more than a thousand "de- legates, said: "This presenta-

tion of the draft constitution"; te the National Assembly marks. the end of the responsibility of the National Government and the beginning of government | by the people."

Now that the National As- sembly had taken" over the responsibility of governrgent,

considered

his political he Go- career at an end.

He added: "I am 60 years

Teheran, Nov. 23. Persian affairs appeared to ncing to a climax today, Dr. Salamellah Diavid, following the announcement by

vernor-General of Azerbaijan,

HIS FIRST CONCERN

Singapore, Nov. 28. Malaya's

GOC-in-C. Lieutenant General Alexander Galloway, told an interviewer that his first concern is the welfare of the soldier and he asked civilians to be patient. over the return of civilian property still requisitioned

the Army

"I am certainly not going to put any

of the soldiers under me into places that objectionable to would be them," he said, "key have had six years of living under the

Dorat "conditions, they have suffered greater hard- ships then, the civilians, they hove fought this war-for-us- and they are not going to be set down in the bush now Reuter.

Communist Demand In France

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Paris, Nov. 28. The Central Committee of the French Communist Party today demanded the Premiership forthwith

Big Four

Agree At Last

Lake Success, Nov. 28.

The Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers agreed last night on all questions relating to the, statute of Trieste ex- cept the proposals on a free port and some" eco- nomic conditions,

Pians for the withdrawale" | trocps for eléctions in the free territory, and for a provisional council of government were among the subjects on which an agreement was reached.

The United Nations Trustees. ship Committee inst night debated the application 07 South Africa to incorporate Southwest Africa to which the United States submitted a re- Holation opposing the applica tion. The Indian delegate pre posed international trusteeship for Southwest Africa. The So- viet representative, Boris Stein, opposed the incorporation, say-

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Shanghat, Nov, 28. Local authoritative Chinese scurces revealed today, that the spokesman of the com-` mittee representing public bodies in Canton announced there today that they would start a boycott against Hong Kong on Dec. 1 as a protest against the incident in which a Hong Kong policeman was alleged to have kicked to death a Chinese peanut ven- dor.

The spokesman is reported to have said that the public bo- dies would boycott the British Trade Mission, scheduled to arrive in Canton on Dec. 5 από mentioned specifically that ships from Hong Kong would not be unloaded in Canton nor would ships bound for Hong Kong be loaded in Canton-Reuter.

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EUROPEANS IN

ASSAULT CASE

Richard William Dedear claimed at Kowloon Court yesterday that Mrs. Bertha Pears had first kicked him in the groin, then on the shin and, as he tried to summon police assistance, snatched the telephone receiver out of - his hand and hit him on the head with it.... Dedear was giving evidence against Mrs. Pears on a charge of assault at 4, Knight Street, Kow- loon Tong, in the early hours of the morning of Oct. 17.

Witness claimed that Mrs. from the cast as, he would be Pears had returned to the flat unable to do justice to Mrs. with a party of soldiers about | Perra.

cross- TC-

1.30 am. and he got out of Mr. Lo asked if he would be hed two hours later to tell able to produce any legal authe- them. "Look here! You better rity in support of his igo. If you don't I propose call-oxamination. Mr. de Silva

ing the police to stop this plied that he was not prepared. nisiae,"

to de so at the moment" and asked for an adjournment.

Mrs. Pears then rushed at him and kicked him. Dedear said. He ran downstairs to the telephone. As he picked up the receiver Mrs. Pears continued kicking him, hit him with her fists, snatched the receiver: from him and hit him on the head.

Three soldiers then appeared. on the landing and he appealed to them. to hold her while he telephoned. Mrs. Pears broke loose and assaulted him again. Dedcar said. He left the house

at this and went to Kowloon

City Police. Station.

Room In Darkness.

This was granted to Dec. 4. at 11.30 a.m.

Grimb Scene In

Greece

Athens, Nov. 27.

Nanking, Nov. 28. Serious charges that ing that mandated territories Chinese local military should be accorded either com and civil authorities in-

The Macedonian coun- plete self-government or trus-flicted "unbearable con- find the room in darkness. A and stretching away to He returned an hour later to tryside north of Salonika teeship. The discussion adjourned. Reuter.

ditions on Soviet Tail Chinese police constable knock the Yugoslav frontier ed at the door. There was, no' way employees, who

reply and the constable drew was today a region of ings and other lawless shone his torch in. He peered silent and deserted and acts" in the Mukden sec-in himself, Dedear said, tor, were contained in an the room with

saw that Mrs; Pears was still highways crammed with one of the lorries taking troops. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pre bluntly wor led state- soldiers.

geridarmes and supplies sident of the Moslem League, ment issued by the Press As Mrs. Pears did not reply

reports and Liquat Ali Khan, Meslem Department of the So- send the constable back and from the frontier region

to the knock, he decided to to the "front," Finance Minister in the Interim viet Embassy today. Government, will be flying with

made a fuller report of the stated. The statement added that all incident the following morning: {},

Maurice Tharez, rejecting the

for its leader, MOSLEMS GOING were subjected to "beat- the curtain at the door and contrasts with villages

revenue and our recurrent expen- that all agreements between the since Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death. plan favoured by other parties FINDIN

diture.

foriner "horne rale" province, old now. In the past 13 years province and the Central have been entrusted with the Government were no longer responsibility of Government. Now that the National Assem- bly has taken over. I have no more ambitions."

Handing over the revised Dr. draft constitution to Dr. Hu

valid,

Ghavami Es Sultaneh, the Prime Minister, quickly reacted

David, repeating

was an increare and revenue by sending a cable to

to allow the present cabinet under M. Georges Bidault to carry on until January.

The Central Committee also offered, to give.all active So- cialist Party members agreeing to join the Communist Party

New Delhi. Nov. 23-

-

and

forces will move into the pro-National University and former as those they enjoyed in the weekesk to the talks called for Russia In the next few days. the Magistrate. Mr. Horner Soundeclared war and people; that Army Shi, Chancellor of the Peipips | the same rights and standing the Viceroy, Lord, Wavell, this Soviet milwaymen, ard, leaving Replying to a question from There whatclear evidence of-

don,

bekin

Two proposals for the raising of additional revenue

have

al.. ready been laid before this Hon- ourable Council. A more obvious method of closing part af the gas between

in the duties levied on liquor and tobacco which, although increased 1941, are still below the average vince to supervise elections Ambassador

to the United Socialist Party oryg *-level in' other British Colonies. There and that any resistance" "States, who presided, Genera

Approved By Committee by the Azerbaijan militia issimo Chiang in a 20 minute Communist would have the

Socialists willing to turn the British Government in Lon. The Soviet statement, which Dedear said that he did not hit spoke as though an invasion had For obvious reasons it is not would only delay the elections much applauded speech stressed possible to provide for prolonged and provoke "incalculable two important points, which

same claim. to executive posts

While the Moulems have ac-asserted that the official Con-back at Mrs. Pears at all.

tral News Agency had "dis- discussions prior to the introduc-{ reactions,"

in the Communist Party as if cepted the invitation to diecusa torted the actual reason" which Mr. M. A. da Silva, appearing church at the Ardyr headquar

In reply to questions from The deathknell. from a little had to be observed if the con- they had been members from the threatened breakdown in made the Soviet Embassy de- for Mrs. Pears, Dedcar admit- tors of Greek troops defending tion of a measure of this sorỪ Teheran political and diplo- stitution was to work satisfac the time they joined the So- and yesterday afternoon certain

India's coalition proposals which had been care-matie circles were unanalty

cialist Party-Reuter

the predominantly Hindu Con- railway employees; said: "The between him and Mrs. Pears, tolled out over the ruined out- cide to repatriate, the Soviet fed that there was bad feeling part of the Yugoslav frontier "Firstly, those who exercise fully considered by Your Excel tense today as the people real- lency and your

Tres Party and Sikhy have return of Soviet railwaymen to but claimed advisers were ised the imminent possibility be able to protect these powers the powers of government must

formally declined..

that this arcse placed before the Taxation Com- of civil war.

the Soviet Union was net caused from the assault and had not It is believed that Congress by their personal consideration existed before that. mitter.

which belong to the people.

contends that there is nothing neither by bad health con- proposals are Theac (bodied in the

reanlution M. Ivan Sadeliikuv, Soviet They must not encroach upon which has been circulated to Hon-

was reliably re- the rights of the people from

since the Party had already their financial distress-but by

discussed or Ambuesador,

clarified ditions of some of them nor by ourable Members. Your Excel ported to have called or the whom they derive their govern-

accepted the British as President of this Hon-Shah and to have lodged a cum- ourable Council, has given

Govern- the fact that while remaining perplaint against "the unfriendly

ment plan for India. Reuter. mission for

its Introduction with something less than the usual

policy towards the Soviet period of notice.

Government" of Ghamvain Es Sultanch's government.

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"The proposals contained in the draft resolution were discussed

The Ambassador, it was re by the Taxation Committee. yes- terday and met with the approval ported, told the Shah that th of that body.

Thereafter in Prime Minister had promised order to bridge the gap until the to settle the Azerbaijan problem necessary resolution could be in-micably" and said that his troduced into

this Honourable government .considered fiz Countil. I submitted to Your Ex-rest developments RS

"'ur:- cellency an Order under the Rendly" toward the Soviet

Protection SAUC

Ordinance

ince Union. bringing the new duties into force with effect from a.m. this

made the morning. That Order remains in

Prenter force until this Honourable Coun cil has dealt with the resolution now before it.

Rate Doubled

The Ambassador sane protest to the two hours later.

The Prime Minister, it was understood, declined to discuss Persia's internal affairs. The The proposals contained in the resolution represent in the main Premier was believed also to a. doubling of the Empire rate of have told the Soviet Ambassa duty on liquor with a correspond-dor that it was impossible for -ing increase in the

of the Persian Government to grant duty so that the margin between oil concessions to Russia with the two rates is maintained. This nut the consent of the Majlis.—

very formidable but in Reuter. fact it will only brine the

Bounds

actual, fact

full

rate

duty on Whisky to. $5.20 a bottle

and on Brandy of foreign origin

It is the con

considered

to $8.60 a bottle.

opinion of

this Government that these in- creases in duty can and should in the main be absorbed by impor- ters and retailers, and that the. prices, of most sorts of liquor to the public should not be altered. meeting will be held between the Price Controller and

Impor

ters and retailers with a view to achieving this end. Seit fait that

Beer would

not stand: the same increase in duty as other forms of iquor. Malt, hous and battles are hard to come by and can only be ab- Lained in limited quantities high prices. Both locally-made

tified M

torily.

ing. powers.

SUMMER TIME ENDING

Hong Kong Summer Tinic enda on Sunday, December 1, with standard time coming into operation at 3.30 a.m. Re- sidents should put their clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday - night. One ofject of returning to Hong Kong standard fime will be to provide an additional. hour's sleep on Sunday,

Because of the return to standard" tune, -- ZBW will, starling on Saturday, Decem- ber. 7, remain on the air until 11.10 p.m., 'every Saturday night to relay BBC broadcast announcements which are made weekly, at that time.

Guardsman Swam To Shore

Jerusalera, Nov. 28.

Official sources said yesterday that two Jewish re-

Ingées, fatally injured in Tuesday's clash be tween Jews and British troops at the start of the disembarkation of passengers from the illegal immigrant ship Lochita" at Haifa, were buried secretly yesterday "to prevent a o possible disorderly demonstration.":

A military spokesman also tug,

"Secondly, those who' cxer- cise the powers of government must have a thorough under- standing of these powers lost they step upon the rights of the people."-Reuter,

to be

government,

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Laski's Duel With Eminent K.C.

London, Nov. 27.

Mr. Harold J. Laski, Professor of Political Science at London University, again entered the wit- -ness-box today in the second day of his suit against the Newark Advertiser Company Limited, publishers of the "Newark Adverti ser," and its editor, Mr. C. E. Parlby, for alleg- ed libel.

Sir Patrick Hastings, one of the two King's Coun

sel appearing for the defence, resumed his cross-examination by reading extracts from one of Professor Laski's books. Professor Laski is complaining that the report of a meet- ing in Newark during last year's general elec tion campaign inaccurately implied that he advocated a revolution by violence.

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Baeten-Up'

Objection To Questions

posts towards the wrecked vil- lages around the region burnt by guerillas and half destroyed · by Greck artißery.

From the high peaks of- Mount Trena, strongly entrench- ed guerillas, their rear well protected by the frontier, have nightly launched heavy raids on Greek regular forces.

On Mr. da Silva continuing at their respective posts, they to cross-examine Dedear in were not able to carry on their connection with a case-pending duty.

before the Tenancy Tribunal, "During the last few months; witness objected to the line of From the balconies of Ardyn's.. unbearable conditione not only examination, saying that the two-storied houses one can for their work but even for tenancy action had nothing to watch at high moves of gue their stay in Mukden were creato with the assault case. rillas in the hills by flashes of testify to the fact that not only Mr. Lo upheld witness's ob exploding hand grenades.. 'ed by the Chinese authorities. jection, whereupon Mr. da Silva l these night raids rebain said that he was attacking the are attempting to probe, for. "Much data are at the dis- credibility ef witness and that. weak points in the Greek Army posal of--the Embassy and in fairness to Mrs. Peara, he lines. did the local civil, and military should be allowed to proceed on Last night, the autpost of authorities net offer the Soviet this line of questioning.

Promahos was attacked. The railwaymen duo protection but

If he was not permitted to Commanding Officer of the post on the contrary many

this line of cross- | fought with his blonde 25-year- Soviet continue employees fell victims to beat examination, Mr. da Silva asid, old wife at his side handing up inga and other lawless acts, he would ask leave to withdraw ammunition-Reuter. which took place with the participation of members of the Chinese Army and police qu

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"A considerable part of the THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

Soviet railwaymen found them-. selves in difficult material con- ditions, owing to the fact that their private property have been taken away by local officials or Icoted by Chinese

The defendants denied the man's indignation with condi-Army servicemen." meaning of the words comptalu- tions in new factories to - The statement, denying the ed of and pleaded that they | ligion." were fair and accurate reports: In another answer

Central News assertion that to Sir 200 Soviet workers

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of a public meeting co a matter Patrick, Professor Laski, said: maining in Mukden, added that of public concern, published "I take the view that the main all Soviet railwaymen are leav without malice. During yester day's hearing before a special jury in the High Court, Pro- fesser Laski denied using the words complained of.

Professor Laski, who was last year's chairman of the Labour Party, today accused Sir Patrick Hastings of "antastic rhetorical: exaggeration." Hast inyà had read an extract from his book saying that in the lart century no influence was more persuasive than that of rell

toutinee of social peace avoidance of violence is one of days.-Reuter..

anding for Bussia in the next few the most vital things at which society can aim. That is why

Lim a member of the Labour Party and not a member of the Communist Party."

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THE WEATHER North China continues to inten- The anticyclone eqatring over

nify and expand. A low pressuTE trough extends from South Japan and across North

Pressure is equatorial region.

Kwangtung Pro

low over

Thefts From Today's forecast-Moderate E

glous lender Wesley-in: "Induc- Naval Store

ing the masses of England to accept the grim discipline-of new factories in return for dubious consciation of unproved and unprovable eternal bliss.

Rad imported beer is expensive locally, although prices are con trolled; and the conclusion was announced that the first report | In the meantime, the three reached that only a 25 per cent that a Grenadier Guardsman British ships to which the Jews increase in daty would be fus was missing and feared dead" were transferred while waiting ware erroneous. The goldier, for the untangling of the legal Tobacco Duties knocked into the water by a confusion over their future, u now come to the duties on five pound tin of meat, managed moved outside the barbour and "Did you not mean by that tobacco, which represent an io to get ashore safely.

are now anchored in Halfa Sir Patrick asked "that Wesley resso of 60 per cent though The Army said that one of Bay, daty on clears not manufactured the Jewish casualties was Statements that the tins of factories

The Police are investigating the theft of 23 revolvers and 120 rounds of ammunition from a naval store.

In addition, a report has

improving.

winds, freshening Weather, cloudy and backing. Colder

Yesterdayatu d

weather Maximum: 15.6 deg. Fan, Minimum: 60,5 dag. Vahi Max Eel. Humidity: 88%, Sunshine: 2.9 hours. Rainfall: Nil

Litelmälled workinen to go into been made that the clothing ON OTHER PAGES

store of the Naval De- and a large quantity of clothing partment was broken into Pape Two

the Empire has been increased wounded fatally by gunfire, be goods thrown by the Jews were Most Vital by 75 per cant. This will to some lieved to be a stray shot from UNRRA supplies and that in Laski "That is a fantastic extent slut local eigar factories volleys fired over the heads of files to troops were caused by rhetorical exaggeration stolen, when they are re-established but the Hoting Jews. The second the tins cams from both mill-meant as is well-known by all Though no, arrests have yet

in the case of liquor Goy perament is of the opinion that victim died of injuries received tary, and police officers in historians that at the time of been, made, the Police are con the increases in duty on tobacco when he leaped from the charge of the transshipmen the industrial revolution, Wesfident of apprehending the per- Bagagi??(Continued on Page B) refugee ship to the deck of a Associated Press.

leyanism deflected the sense of petrators within a few days.

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