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UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS NOT COMMITTING THEMSELVES

Approval Of Estimates Not An Approval Of Income Tax

Relief Expenditure Cut

"I speak on behalf of all my unofficial colleagues present, and we wish to

make it clear that by voting for this resolution we are in no way! come prejudicing our freedom of action on any proposals that may before this Council in regard to the Salaries and Business Tax," declared the Hon, Mr. D. F. Landale, speaking at yesterday's meeting of Legisla- tive Council.

Earlier, the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. D. M.

Property Allocation Statement

of requisitioned

of Legislative

The statement said-

were

At the lesioning of Septem- ber, 1046, 684 premises under rcquisition by the Quar. terine Authority. Of these 491 were in use by the Services and

93 by the Government,

In conformity with their

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NO EATING HOUSE INTERVIEW FINDERS KEEPERS?

PROBERS

With reference to the stuie, ments which have appeared" to the effect that investiga tora of the Inland Revento Department, have been sent to insprat Boarding

Hours Hotele. Euting Houses, Money Changers, Pawnbrokers, etc...

intan the Commissioner of Ravenne wishes it to be known that Ho such investigators have been sent out

him, A representative the Com-

of missioner who is required to - call upon any person for any son will be provided with letter of authority.

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The public are warned to be on their guard against per- Boile who may falsely repre- sent themselves to be acting on behalf of the Commission- er and are asked to co-operate by reporting, to the Policò any attempt hy unauthorised per- Runs to obtain information or entry in this manner.

Yunnan” Master Fined

WITH NEW GOVERNOR

San Francisco, Mar. 28.

Sir Alexander Grant- appointed ham, newly Governor of Hong Kong; believes the Chinese, can prófit immensely by for- getting wartime differ- ences and co-operating with Japanese scientists, he said during a stop- over here en route to London.

He also believes Hong Kong will remain British.

He said there are many well- trained techniclans, among the Japanese. who can be con- structively useful in their res- beneficial pective fields with

results to the Chinese as well as themselves.

Sir Alexander's wife, former

Maurine Sansom of Piedmont.

Morcose, Afarch 27. The Communist Party newspaper "Pravda"

today .accused Britain and the Unit- ed-Sintea of -having- taken

more than 80erma

reparations from

the Soviet the total which the

Refer-

Union on discus-

ring to the

sions concerning gold at the cousteil of Foreign Mi

Ministers, "Pravda" declares:

General

"It i true, as George Marshall, the Ameri can Secretary of State, says, that the United States has nat taken ownership rights to the gold erized by them, but ir only "keeping" it. But the gold has been in British and "American handa fór, almost two years."-Reuter.

Petition

Against

Direct Tax

Select Committee Report

Recommends Increase In Expenditure

The report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 31, 1948, recommended an increase of expenditure from $109,488,433 to $109,834,355, reducing the surplus on revenue from $351,317 to $5,395. Additional expenditure with 'ory and to provide additional. regard to the Colonial Secre- staff for. Stanley Prison in view tariat and Legislature was re. of the number of recent commended to provide for the capes.... rent, maintenance and upkeep of a Hollerith machine and the local appointment of a Hol- Bubor- Jorlth Supervisor and

dinate staff.

With recommended provision for temporary staff to deal with the Exchange Control In order to provide a more efficient. or. ganisation in this department other adjustments, and

the Committee recommended an ́ing Gresso of expenditure under this head from $470,048 to

California. Is with him. They In a petition sent to 8535,030. * are going to London before ho Chinese members of

takes over the post.

The report revealed that the

Sir Alexander said he saw Législative Council, for Committee approved in princi- no particular reason to worry submission to Govern-ple but wished to have fuller!

information on the proposal to over the troubled world situament, the Hong Kong provide free milk and vitamin tion of the moment.

Services

NEW TREASURY.

NOTES

Nanking, Mar. 28.

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It was officially confirmed here today that the interesti on the three-year Treasury the Chinees. Notes which

Government' are issuing shortly will be 20 per 'cent cont as and not to. per previously reported.-Reuter.

Canton

Ready To

MacDougall C.M.G., moving the adoption of the Select Committee's Report on the Finan- cial Estimates, revealed that on the, Commit- tec's recommendations the estimate of revenue was unchanged and the estimate of expendi- ture increased by about $300,000, The Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1947-48, incorporating the amend- ments of the Select Committee, were then read a third time and approved.

A statement on the al- was completed in seven The Hon. Colonial Secretary, 1 fili moving the adoption of the and a half minutes before it location and rate of re- Select Committee's Report, sald: was due to be laid before this lease

"The unofficial discusetons Council. Of course the Financial which took place between the Secretary has not always had property was laid on the table at yesterday's unofficial members and the Hon, to work at this high pressure. Financial Secretary and my. For example for the prepara-meeting. Helf in the previous few days lon of the Draft Estimates he Council. have enabled the Select Com has had a month or more com

The mittee to present the official fortable margin in hand. report this aftenroon. I trustlust sheet from the printers was

Sydney, Mar. 28. recom-received twenty-six minutes be- that the Committee's mendations are clearly set out fore Council met."-

Captain Francis Booth, in the report.

The Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale,

skipper of the British

Chinese biscuits to school children. "It | "I don't drink there will be and Kowloon "The net effect of these re-speaking for all the unofficial

ship "Yunnan" (2,812 a threat of war in a foreseeable Anti-Direct Tax Intro-was agreed that the Committee would ask the Honourable commendations is to leave un-members, said: changed the estimate of re "I speak on behalf óf all my surance to make. an equitable tons) was today 'fined futura. No country "wants it. ductión Commission ex-Director of Medical venue and to increase the es anofficial colleagues present, secation of this property be £1,400 for bringing in 14 toustoviny in our Pok plains its opposition to and the Director of Education Shoot!

compared with timate of expenditure by about and we wish to make it clear tween the Services, the Go prohibited Chinese im- twelve months ago we will see income tax.

for a comprehensive report on $300,000. This sum is largely that by voling for this resolu. crnment and the civilian popula-

The petition says that: the the subject. taking into the current expend lion we are

Canton, Mar. 28. no way prejudition, the authorities have con-migrants to Australia as that a great deal of progress

co-Income tax proposals cannot be The appointment of super- Oan be made in material

Assistant ring our freedom of action on tinued every effort over the last stowaways. ture from the inst schedule,

Crown operation."

regarded as having been ap-numerary

Chinese military au- proved by public opinion and Solicitor to assist in the desthorities here announced "Apart from these transfers any proposals that may come six months to achieve a fairer the only significant alteration before this Counell in regard distribution.

Captain Booth said that he "Very Bad Way"

that direct taxation without the patch of accumulated arrears is the recommande reduetim to the Salaries and Business hund of crazy this did not realise that the Chin Sir Alexander goes to Hong' right to vote in contrary to the of work in the various branches today that unauthorized of half a million dollars under | Tpx."%D

year, as a result of these atticsc, he had paid their passage Kong from Fiji. He is con- "British spirit of rule by law." of the Legal Departments was foreign planes flying D:M.S's. Specch

vliler, the 681 premises in but had no landing permits,vinced the Colony always will provision 19 for the relief of

Chinese Commission recommended.

over Canton are liable destitute persons. This

states that direct taxation will Further Economy ··· The Hon. Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, qucalion have been re-allocated woud ho classified as "stow-remain a British Colony, he T'ELGM-

to be shot down. mondation results from the Director of

Medical Services, as follow: 262 have bean de- away."

The report recommended requisitioned and released. far i The hearing of other charges said. Fecause even the Chinese nggravate the already heavy

The warning: Was conviction expressed by several takt:

'a 'sequat members of the Committed that "Muy I say with what great civillan use; the Services hold. against, the owners, the China desire it. Ho said the war left burden of the salary and wage' further economy in the applica to the landing: here on March relief expenditure must.

but its rehubiffiation • is one of loss for businessmen some. pleasure I Ilstene! to the Budget ing has been reduced to 254; Navigation Company, were ad. the island in a "very bad way" carner, will increase the chance tion of Government to co

and ward the provision of relief for 20 of an R.A.E. Dakota from how be checked and that con- Speeches

Heng Kong, carrying the Bri of those things which will just will add difficulties to the con- destitute persons and Unof and the Government retains 68 journed.-Renter.

recom tish · elvil aviation intsalon, Iinued efforts must be made delal Members of Counell yester- premises, about half of which

reduction of the ap: have to work itself out.

tracting of loana when interest mended in donustic property. It is not

He said one of the greatest & subject to taxation. to confine the weight of the day,

propriation under this subhead which military authorities sald it is always very Colony's generosity primarily and most

gratifying known how many of the 262

problems Kome, Mar. 28.

of the moment is

allegedly made, the flight with- The petition says that direct from $1,500,000 to $1,000,000. encouraging to know to its own citizens.

In this that

properties released to civiliana

A suvera earthquake tremor what to do with destitute re-taxation was not found practle With regard to the Prisons out previous notification and Hinourable Members of

have been decupled respectively was felt in Palerno today ac-fugees. It is physically impossi- able in 1980 and is even less Department; the Committee repproval. connection Council will no, Your Excellency's Cuuneli take doubt be glad to hear that in so much keen interest in medical by Chinese and Europeans.

cording to the Italian Newable to keep them out, he said. so to-day, when the Colony has commended increase in the es.The plane was detained. 48. The problems in Hong

Quantering Authority ty. A shock was also re- Even if moral considerations not yet recovered from the tablishment the past year the number of and health

of temporary hours before being allowed to receiving free meals Kong.

hopes to maintain de-requisi-¡ ported Zrum Topani, 45 milies did not enter, "they have to be war, persons

Portuguese

and Chinese war- return to Hong Kong-Asso- "It occurs to me that Honour tion at a rate of about 35 pre- Werl ni Paten reduced by a precess of

"taken care of. Otherwise, they It points to the Chinese dere to staff the now Reforma-elated Press, ..... WAS

able Members might care to have mises r mouth for Home regular scrutiny and inspection before them one or two addition-months until properties under so far but the tremors rattled health of the regular

No damage has been reported threaten the pence, security and method of bookkeeping, fore- Inhubl-Jensts corruption of tox Inspec- -vigorous scrutiny fromal facts in relation to the points requisition drop to 20 in num- windows and caused doors to Lants," he declared.-Associated form and requests Government 26,000 to 6,000. The number in fraised. relief camps, by a similar pro.

Press.

to withdraw the measuro. My Honourable friend, Mr. L. Beyond that gure great fly open.-Reuter ess of scrutiny, was brought referred to the crowds arriving difficulty is foreseen and the rate of de-requisition is ex-

New Delhi, Mar. 23..

Peshawar, Mur. 28. down from 3,500 to 500-at they the Canton train. My e

THE WEATHER tu słów down very

Viceroy of India, Lord Five thousand Frontler tribes- I end of the year. Many of these cagues and I share with him his peeted

The main reasons for materially.

A wenk muticyclone has again became Mountbatten, and Pandit Nehru, men, meeting at Jamrud, the persons were, of course, Hong the inspection of passengers may

|entuhlished over Chinn. A deprosalon' Je Kong people.

to reitur eastward to the surth of Japan Vice-President of the Indian In-eastern gateway to the Khyber be summarised us follows:- 33rd of March, 16,121 passengers

terum Government, will each re- Pass, in their annual Jirga (re- "During yesterday's debate a "Firstly, Canton and stations arrived in Kowloon from Canton deepenina. Pressure is lowest over

ceive, delegates to the All-Asla presentative assembly) today de- number of other pointă con along the line are heavily infected and Intermediate stations, the Today's Forecast-Light Nor parlahic Rolations Conference here today,manded that when Britain left cerning medical matters were with" smallpox (and spotted vast majority from Canton itself. | winds,

probably freeaing newhat pays the New Delhi radio-Reu- India "the Khyber Pass should (Continued on page 10 cul, 4) raised by honourable members, fever). For the week ending the

From NZ: Tale and-werks with mist or ter.

be returned to us."-teuter, hase. and no donht Council will in

due course welcome further in- formation on this point.

Lingnan University

"I would like to mention bure the unanimous desire to mark friendly the continuation of relations between Lingnan Uni- versity In Canton and the Colony. This desire fa em

bodled in the recommednation to make the University a grant of $30,000 from the pubile

funds of Hong Kong.

"I have snid that the Com- mittee recommends no altera- tion in the estimates of re-

"oncern.

of Honourable

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Can't Get Answer, M.P.'s Complaint

London, Mar. 27.

EARTHQUAKE

the Kurites.

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Tokyo, Mar, 28. In a letter to Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese Premier, the Allied Commander, Sum-Supreme

General Douglas MacArthur, today (warti-

The

The

Marshall Accuses

Russia

Moscow, Mar. 27.

The United States Secretary of State, General Marshall, today accused Russia of seizing pro- perty alleged to constitute German assets. which were really stolen from victims of Ger- man persecution..

Marshall made his charges after M, Molotov, So- viet Foreign Minister, in effect told him in a long memorandum that it was none of his (Marshall's) business what the Russians were doing in the Austrian zone regarding "Ger- man" assets,

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Sir Waldron Smithers, Con, in a letter to "The Times" today complained that the Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey, refused to answer his questions on prices paid abroad for bulk pur-/ chases of food and fodder, prices charged the British public and profit or loss to taxpayers. The letter said "I give three March 14. Dr. (Edith). venue: and so it will be quite instances. They come from re-merskill lid, not condescend ́a ed him that unless determined wrong of me to convoy any ¡luble" sources.... I challenge reply, Mr. Strachey was, in the measures were taken immediately impresalin that at any Mr. Strachey to say to what ex precincts of the House but did by the Japanese Government, stage and on any occasion, tent they are in accordance not think it worth while to de-inflailon, with its attendant mal- during our deliberations our with truth. I do not know. fend his supplementary es distribution of food, retarding of honourable friend the, Finan-

"Molotov, however, tonight the Soviet amendment to it. "I, Was there a difference timate of $49,000,000. industrial recovery, and hamper- cial Secretary wan accused of of £40,000,000 between the "Bulk purchases inevitablying of social progress would be showed signs of yielding in the Meanwhile, the Russians and over-optimism. The Committee

Big Four dispute over German British exchanged assurancos has been content to leave the price paid by the Argentine Gov-Involve bulk sales and engender, certain. Reuter.

ponets Austria, which is that the obligations of the ernment to their growers and international heat. If only ex----- figures of the revenue, unalter the price charged the British perienced merchants In the

blocking progress on the Aus Potsdam agreement would be

carried out. Seda ✔ed.

Government

.. Molotov

Nazi Warships "Before I take my seat I

to the writing by the Molotov promised that the would like to pay tribute from purchase of oil seeds; my honourable friend the

Plaintif Denies Bhe Ever Said deputies of the definition of warships which Russia took

Any Housen,

German "assets the crux of from Germany would be des Financial Secretary and myself

Page-Thray to the co-operation and help

the dispute. The assets in troyed by August and Britain H1.K. & Shanghai Bank Meeting. Eastern Austria, are to be used promised that the work corps we have had from the unofficial

Commodity Rises colleagura on the Select. Com a ton.

Pane Foar

as reparations for Russia. of former Cerman prisoners in "Facts about the rise in other enancy Proclamation. mittoe. I am sure also that for

The Soviets agreed to define her zone would be disbanded by their part my honourable friends "8. Is it true that, recently commodities are instructive Pape Five PRES

such assets with assurances the end of the year, "- Judgment on Trads Usage. would also wish me to express representatives of Argentine because bulk purchases are the

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that they would not include The Council also discussed of linseed offéred a major factors, PĒRKAMME their apprecintion of all the sellers

Leading Articles - Judgment Austrian property seized by the financial situation of the work the Financial Secretary quantity to private firms at #651 "Copper average price plain panse genevad.

fome or duress by the Germans free territory of Triante, sond and his assistants put late the aton and the deal was suddenly 1938 40 158; price in^-1947

after the anschluss, Marshall Ing- a report thereon to the Page Seven S Kiritain's Planner,"

Tovorni preparation of this Budget, taken over by the two Govern- (Feb, 28); 127 per font

Inslated 6, the United States Yugoslav and Itails Paga. Eight) NEAR Exciting Litements with the result that. Bri "Load-average price id;

would, not agree to such pro- ments, PAMBWeeding Out: Bed· honourable friend, had tain pald, some say, #185 a ton #16 Za Bdj 1947 prla 10 exuiting life during the and others #175 a toti?

ton

on

the

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"g. Did the Argentine Govern ment, by law the only buyer, purchaan from Its growers 500,- 000 tons of wheat at about 12 and charge the British Government 34 a tont

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