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HONG KONG WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947.

INCOME TAX FOR COLONY Department To Function By April

Higher Rate Than Pre-War Probable

The "China Mail" learns réliably that an official announcement regarding the imposition in Hong Kong of an Income Tax in some form or other may be expected in the near future. Organisation of a special-department for this pur-. pose, it is understood, already well.under way, and is likely to be ready to function in April.

So They Spliced It

Londen, Feb. 10.

The Roys Family escaped the traditional dousing upon crossing the Equator aboard the Van guard today, but an unscheduled fall on the King's part brought a ground of drinks, Exchange, eie-

battleship.

-No official statement has yet been made lmt well-informed qurtbra predict that laxation will be imposer on all incornes in excess of $5,000 per annum per married couple.

It is also predicted that the rate of fax will be considerably greater than that embodied in legislation the War Taxation

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introduced after the outbreak

of the European War.

Two Forecasts

Twa forecasts regarding the graph reported tonight from the stale vary in the matter of the

gradation..

One forecast hints at a 12% per cent. tax on all income in

120K Trward to greet King

the King tripped over

an enormous hawser and quicklz ewess of 35,000 up to $10,000 demanded, "What's this?

The Captain replied, "That'd 25 per cent. on all income

in excess of $10,000.

the

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NIGHT CLUB DISASTER

Berlin, Feb. 1.

The death toll elimbed to 184 today on the patien réaum“. d the nim ararch for more ice-entryed ricima i the mins of

wight chich which

w destroyed in a fiath fre

an-Saverday,

Nucts-ese badies

he ircuit from the hotlding. Betish public safety "bicin's serid an additional 13 Mekong are missing-United Piens.

"Sai On"

Court Of Inquiry

A Marine Court has been convened by His Excellency the Governor to investigate the "Sai On" disaster on Feb- jruary 4.

mainbruce." Whereupon, King The other suggests the bra-arlour Office on Friday

Ran Amuck

In Train

Phoenix, Feb. 10.

A crazed Filipino ran amuck with a knife in the lounge car of the Southern Pacific's west- bound Sunset Limited

and slashed three pas- sengers, one seriously.

Ile was subdued by gunfire and taken to hospital, in a scrbus condition.

The man was believed to be Seana Barangan, age about 30. from the United States Marine Hospital in Carville; Louisiana, Ife was shot in the shoulder and hip.

A naval officer was slashed in the abdomen by the Filipi- no knife. A 61-year-old man auffered minor lacera tops, while a young man was

also cut.

Before the police boarded the car, the Filipino terrified the passengers. They cowered in their seats as he threatened The investigation will open at | first one and then another. When he saw uniformed men. at 10 am and the court will be he took an open knife from his George said. "Well, splice it, using the raditional

call- phrase Pability of a tax of roughly 6 composed of Mr. Jolly, pixket, lunged at the passen- for a lot of rum,”

per cent. on the last $2.400 in C.RE. R.D. President) Hargers and began slashing right and Queen, who had the range $5,000 to $7,500, 12' King

Comman and left. The officers fired and crossed the Line before, received per cent. on the last $2,500 in der J., R. Crews, G.M. R.M. the man slumped to the fleet.

$10.000, perpetua! equatorial season tic-

Pittendrich, United Press. hets; while the two Princesses had the range $7,500 to

liberally powdereit. 18 per cent art the $2,500 in $12,500, the range 310,000 to

In

and 25 per cent. on all over

their noses

addition,

the Princesses were. thought were given what they

$12.500. pills, but which turned out sandied cherries.

to he

Only the King's Equerries and t

Pre-War Tax

the Exchange Telegraph corres-Ar part the special, was pondent went through the mill of uses introduced in the Color

hoor Master. Lieut.

and Mr. Arthur „Master Makiner.

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Any person with an interest in the investigation may ap- pear and be heard, and other ons may be heard by leave

of the Court.

Bomb Explosion

In order to prevent inconven-R

good dpssing and special lether in 1941, à salaries tax was col-ience to those wishing to be In Kowloon

ing and haircut from Neptune's keeled at 6 per cent, on the first barber. Unted Press.

Stolen Rembrandts Exhibited

Washington, Feb. 10.

The Attorney General, Mr. Tom Clark, today announced that three paintings including the US$140. 000 Rembrandt self-portrait, have been seized by the Government at

• Dayton, Ohip, where they were on exhibit at the Dayton Art In stitute.

Seizure was ordered under the Trading with the Enemy Act.

The announcement said th fainting were stolen from the Weimer Mom in 1922, andi later sold Leto German' semjén. who brought them to New York in 1934.

resident, who

was

$6,000 of taxable income and upon the reminder, at 12 per

CEKL

are asked Beard such persons

give -their-names and ad- Court Clerk 1 the dresses lafere the appointed date.

Brown-Out For The Second Day

London, Feb. 11.

Britain's second day of enforced power cuts com- menced at 9 a.m. today when switches were 'pulled again in an area from the Scottish bor- der cutting diagonally through the Midlands to the Kent coast. For three hours this area of 22,000,000 persons, supporting more industry than any similar area in the world, was order- ed into idleness except for a few classified as ""essential."

. In some areas current was not defined purchased them cut at the power station. In others, because of technical difficulties, the awilch throwing was left to the hontur of the individual. **

from the seamen, knowing the were stolen.

The paintings are to be sent t New York, where they will be put up for public sale in about 60 days.-United Press.

Bank Clerk's # Heroism

concerns

London awake today to find a thin coating of ice on the streets as temperatures drop- pai below freezing point again fallewing a brief thaw. The

SHOW

· mid-morning temperature was Today. inspectors for the 34-degrees and the Al Minis- and Ministry of Fuel and Powertry forecast eld winds

in most parts of the were checking offences against Minister Emmanuel Shinwell's ader with instructions to re- move the main fuses in cases if persistent ffenders.

Whitehall's harried ministries, Paris, Feb. 10. their offices clnngrous with Alone bank employee with a

a flood of phone calls that had amall calibre pistel drove of five shown no sign of abating since hold-up men armed with machine the power conservation plan was guis here today.

Friday, were Rene Reignier, assistant diruc-announced en tor of a smul brunch of the Bank unable to give definite figura

on yesterday's performance.

Another bomb explosion took, plaer shortly after 4 p.m. yes- terday, with the Tai Ah Board- ing House, 16 Saigon Street, Kowloon, as the victim.

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Palestine EXCHANGES CONFUSION

Showdown

Expected

Jerusalem, Feb. 11.

It was reported today that the moderate Hagana and the Irgun Zvai Leumi were nego-} tiating

"united for "a stand" while Palestine waited tensely for an ex- showdown be- pected tween the British forces and 10,000 terrorists.

The decision reached in thei Horana-Iran talks and the outcome of the reparted differ. ences between the British dri' end military authorities were expected to determine whethers the Holy Land will be in a state of war next week.

The Jewish Agency's reies. tion of the British ultimatum: for co-operation against the terrorists and the sentencing of three Irgunists to death have

-GIRL STUDENT'S

SUICIDE

London, Feb. 11.

A 27-year-old girl student, Josephine Haich, committed suicide here a few days ago, cending to the -- coroner's yerdet at an inquiry held to- ray. The post-mortem czam ination report stated that sirath was due to poisoning.

The girl's body is ind an West Hampstead Heath tant Friday. Mian Hsieh đķi not register with the Chine Commiate-General here and

friends said she came England loat September on a scholarship given by Colonial Ofice and studied

het

the

kindergarten-teaching_at" the Training College at Bronder bury-Central Newy

Shanghai

Exports

brought a shdwdown closer. Muddle

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Shanghai, Feb. 10.. The newly organised Export Development

Gold Bars Reach New High

Shanghai, Feb. 11. Shanghai today looked like something out of Alice

in Wonderland-only it was not funny. The exchange and commodity markets-and the rest of the city with them--were in a state of complete confusion as spiral of the United States dollar exchange rate, after appearing to have tapered off at 15,000 Chinese dollars at noon, topped 18,500 at closing with holders of greenbacks refusing to sell: Also at all-time high were At midday the dollar reach- quotations for ten ounce gold cd-15,000 but the Chinese Na- bara which jumped ftor tlonal.currency rate of decline 2,400,000 at noon to 9,100,000 was slower... at closing.

With trade and business grounded to a halt, the city it- nelf experienced what many described is more like a fan tastic

Shares on the Shanghai stock market, which climbed to the maximum daily allowance of 20 per cent within five minutes of the market opening Monday, dream than anything forcing the market to close, else. As one old-time, put it: were dropping slightly this. "Economic and administrative | norning-Associated Press.

confusion and inefficiency have

reached the stage where a showdown is inevitable before

Nanking Meeting

the month's end, if not earlier. Leading Government finan

Nanking, Feb 11. The majority of importers and

exporters reported no business cial and economic experts met in the past week. "storekeepers at the residence of Generalis- daily, preferring to register discuss measures for checking auly the civil Government stood Board remained silent no sales, rather than accept the the rise of United States dollar sacked prices 60 to 108 per cent simo Chiang Kai-shek today to

Premier

change.

These

The High Commissioner, Lt- Gen Sir Alan Cunningham, and his Chief Secretary, Sir Harry Gurney, reportedly told the Jewish Agency leaders that between the British Army and the Jews and that they could today on the revelation plummeting Chinese currency, and gold-bar prices. ho'd the Army at bay only until that the United States and Shanghai's residents ran T. V. Soong attended the meet-

around in circles undecided Ing. the ultimatum expired.

and apparently Britain whether to stock up at as. Also held today was a meet- The Irgunists threatened a as well have most speci tronomical prices teday oring of the Legislative Yuan's tomorrow's ex- Financial Legislation and "loud bath" in Palestine if its three members Morderchal fic laws long in effect for gamble

Economic Committees. and the specific purpose of Alkuthi, Dov Rosenbaum

Record Drop

committees gathered to discuss Haim Grodovsky-were hanged preventing the entry of

and weapons for carrying

The picture of Shanghai it- the proposals which have been whips to flog British soldiers: directly subsidized goods. was, strange, and weird submitted to them on the con-

Observers here slate that if the | Jewish sources believed, - United States' 1030 Tariff Act 13

troi' of foreign currencies and Under a gloomy?

gold-bark. ever, if the Hagana and Irgun strictly enforced, it will nulity seemingly endless streams of agreed on a united stand, the entirely China a 100 per cent ex-cars and trucks blockel already The recommendation made by more moderate Hagana will be port bonus scheme as one of the congested baffle around filling members was that all gold-bars " able to prevent an3- blody provisions of the Act provides for stations buying up, gasoline, of should be Government owned or, reaction to the exccutions.- the collection of customs which the city has ample this failing, transactions in United Press.

charges equivalent to the ament stocks, but immediate supplies gold-bars should be halted, that of export Bona

of which run, short due to foreign currency. transactions ECUADOR REVOLT

Panic following a two-day dis- should be prohibited and that ruption by the authorities be-black-markets should be wiped cause of lack of import licen-out-Reuter. SPK.

FAILS-

.. Quito, Feb. II, Authorities announced that revolutionary plat was smashed and 17 conspirators arrested in various cities.

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Meanwhile, the unprecedenteri in the prices of export goods. including tong oil and bristles already automatically offset the per cent bonus promised by the Chinese Government. The rise, which puts

Chinese export goods above United States market levels will make it again The communique said the impossible for exporters to do teapoy and the partition separa | conspirators had

and any business on the United States and British markets in spite of Ling rooms 214, where the ex-money in limited amounts. the bonus, according to commer- pinston took place, and 212, the Associated Press.

icial circles here.-Reuter. caly other damage was done to

Chinese couch in room 212. According to. the Manager, occupied the room had been

The darnage sustained exceedingly small as, besides a

ince Saturday by two men who gave their names as Chan Kut- sang, aged 30, and Chau Leung, agtd 27. They were dressed in Eleki, uniform, and left at about noon yesterday with a rattan basket,

The bomb was planted inside alea Cosy.

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THE WEATHER

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Yellow Sen. Pressure is

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Busine. A depression remains to the NE of Japan, and from it twogh ex tends in stil digression BE of Tukan.

wurd from Bottro

*Irday's Farwal-loderate sterly winds, becoming light variable; mainly

Warner.

Yesterday's Weather- Maxiorum: 6,1 der. Fah.

mur: 40.2 mg, Fah Busine: hour.

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country

As electricity was cut gas ap with Consumption went thousands using gas heaters or turning up their oven jels to keep warm, The British Gas | Rental): NO. Total since dan. 1 94 mm, Council warned that gas plies might grase entirely if coal were unt delivered to its planis.

sup.

as against an averses of 49,1 man.

Headings *!

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61 deg. F.

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Full Story Of Murder Of British General

Pola, Feb. 11.

The circumstances under which Brigadier General

R. W. M. de Winton was killed here on Mon- day morning were given by an official com- munique issued at British Army Headquarters today.

"Brigadier R.W.M. de Waton only a few days ago when his arrived at Brigade Headquar brigade and the 24th Guards ters, Pola. at approxinutely Brigade exchanged garrison 9.30 a.m. on Feb. 10.

Juty. His wife, who recently

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death"-United Press.

ITALY DEMANDS REVISION

Rome, Feb. 11.

"He stopped the car in front arrived in Italy with her two- A depressing over the Eastern Be

of Brigade Headquarters and month-old baby, was in Pol at moving ENE. Preure la low over BW

of her husband's Chia and uwer the southern regions ordered the guard to be turned the Line

out. While he was inspecting the guard

woman, Maria cloudy with for nish and early warning: Pasquinelli, came up behind him and fired three shots at point continuing

blank sange.

The Brigadier instantly fell to the ground and died almost immediately. The woman fired a fourth shot which injured a member of the guard. "The woman was immediate ly arrested. She is now in British custody. She was an Italian-woman who had come to Pola to work in the local Italian Exodus Committee of Pola because of try forecast is day-and-night Investigations are proceeding How and freezing conditions. freezing. and wounded one of the cially estimated that up to 50 There were 30,000 tona at tho fell to the who The bandits returned fire, hit. per cent of normal power eon-Doncaster alte.United Press. ting Robert Palesson, Bank direc-sumption was saved in the tor, in the shoulder, then picked.m. to non and 2 pm to 1 Lup the wounded comrade and pan. power cuts-which will be

fled in black car. It was not the programme for the r secertained how many, millions of mainder of the week. The sal franes the men atol.--United savings, were not commensurate But were expected to rise as power conservation continues. Temperature Drop

am as mel In all coal-producing regions Dew Point

Wind Direction of Britain Innded gondulas lay Wind Farcs of Paris in the Montmartre sec-

In the absence of an announ an aidings at the mines im- tion. stepped out of the front door of the bank to find five men ccment from the Fuel and

possible -to move robbing the bank truck. He fired Power Ministry it was unofit-

men,

Press.

wo street.

NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION

The Labour Ministry said it could give no official estimate

Flame-Throwers?

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"It was learned today that Yorks Worst Off

the shots were fired from an One of the bitterest areas automatic pistol which Pas was Yorkshire, with coastal quinelli drew from her mcket blizzards, heavy falls of snow

and pressed into the Brigadier's and the temperature down to 20 back while he was addressing War Minister Fred Bellenger degrees. Many villages were

some words to the men on aliended n Cabinet meeting anow-bound, Including some.

paradei today which heard reports on which, had been freed yesterday

Wife In Pola yesterday's power savings from after several days of snow- Tuel and Power Minister Em-culting.

"The three shots which she At Setting, it was still im-fired entered his heart. manuel Shinwell.

She It was understood the Cabinet possible to hold the funeral of

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discussed calling out the Army's a 93-year-old farmer who died fred a fourth shot as the guard rushed forward to apprehend of the number out of work by flame-thrower units to cut a week ago la his home, two her hitting one of them in the the enforced, cuta. It said "per-, through snowdrifts- fifteen miles from the village. heps" it would have figures feet in some places-blocking Up to one foot of snow fell skulder.

The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Carlo Sforza, in a radio broadcast to the nation today advised the signatories of thej peace treaty that Italy demands the "right to count on a radical revision of the treaty 'which. will paralyse life of a nation of 45,000,000 and poison the human beings.

In the protest note which had been sent to all signatories pre. sent yesterday at the signing of the treaty, Count Sforza wid that although Italy had signed. the "treaty will be presented' for the approval of the Cona-.. tituent Assembly which ac cording to Italian law in the only body which can approve international treatics-United Press.

ON OTHER PAGES

Page Two

His injury is notion London, Feb. 10. Mr. George Teralinson, later in the week and was always from the coal mines. in Norfolk during the night, serious. The Brigadier was Minister of Works, was tonight sceptical of the "wild guesses Army tractors also may be the heaviest fall in years, bring rushed to hospital but was dead appointed Minister of Educu- by newspapers.

used. Thirty thousand Ens dring road and rail transport to on arrival tion to succeed the Inte Miss It was generally agreed by road were snowbound in gondoa standstill. Scores of villages "The women dropped the gun Ellen Wilkinson.

chservers, however, that up-las-in the Doncaster area alone, are inotated, including some after fring the fourth shot and Mr. Tomlinson is succeeded wards of 3,000,000 were idle The temperature dropped which had been cut off for a made no further attempt to at the Ministry of Works by and the usually conservative sharply throughout the country week In the city of Norwich, escape when the guard arrested Mr. Charles William Key, for "Daily Telegraph" estimated during the night-in London it householders had to dig their her

"Brigadier do Winton was merly Parliamentary Secretary yesterday that at least 4,000,- was nine degrees colder this way through drifts several feet to the Health Ministry-Reu-900 would be made idle by the morning than at the same time deep to get to work,United 39 years old. He was trans- ferred to Pala from Trieste power cuts

yesterday and the Air Minis-1 Fress and: Reuter.

Magistrate's Remarks on 'Key'

Money

Page Three

Noma's Testimony. Page Si

Peace Treaties Signed. Page Eight

R.A.F. Foatbiller Suspended.. Bilter Commend Debuto;

wverchat,

The swift drop in Chinese currency which reached a re- cerd pace Monday, continued today as gold reached a price

at CN$6,700,000.

Losing Fight

Shanghai, Feb. 11. Various reasons are suggest-

of CN$7,000,000 after opening ed for the catastrophic fall in the Chinese dollar, such as the

military This is the highest figure recent

setbacks in yet for 10 ounce gold bara. north Kiangsu, rumours of a However, there were indica- huge Increase in the note issue tions the drop in currency and that the Central Bank is might be slowing when the short of gold bars, but the rea- nurket opened with the United sons seem inadequate for such, States dollar quoted at CN$1,- ja sudden acculerated fall, 350 to US$1.00.

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