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Britain's Contribution

To Total War

By Dr. George Gretton

Now that, within less than acolo, sur-tax was increased to That means taking off, say,

rates which took, with income to got round figures, *7,300 mil- tax 19. Ed. out of every lion for non-war Items, and pound from Incomes exceeding leaving 230,000 milion as the

20,000 a year,

real war blB. High though that in. It is not yet the end of the tally.

two years of VJ-Day, Britain has balanced her internal finan- cial Budget, this possible to begin striking the account of one side of the`monetary cost

Indirect Taxation DEATHS

to her of World War II. That

In the result, British income --and Bur-tax payers handed LEIPER-On 22nd July, 1947, at is the money cost which passed

Certain."torminal" was costs, the Queen Mary Hospital, through her Budget accounts Hong Konks Hilda, dearly during the eight years from over in the eight years -48,300 such as blitz damage repairs million, or 22 per cent. of and rebuilding, payment of loved wife of Garald A. Leiper. April 1, 1999 to March 31, 1947: the expenditure.

That, how-

and other Funeral service at Chapel, Total expenditure added up to

items will take some years to Happy Valley Cemetery

the staggering amount of £37ever, was less than half of their post-war credits

fax contributions. Indirect 5.30 p.m. to-day.. (Malayan 300 million, an average of taxes, which were heavy

liquidate. Their coat is pro- and Mematical, but is likely to reach papers please copy.)

mont £4,700 million a year. At

wide-spread, gave a further 21,600 million. the peak of the war effort, *0.060 million, or 18 per cent. 1944/45, yearly outlay actually topped 46,000 million. Against towards paying the bills, Add- such figures it is hard to realise motor-car taxes and other du- death, duties, that in most of the inter-war ties produced #1,276 million years Budget outlay ranged be and taxes on business profits tween 700 million and $900 2.000 million. million a year!

Al

DA LUZ-On Sunday, July 13, 1947, at 4 pm, Fortunats Reis Da Luz, 60 years of age, Survived by his widow, Zina, now in USA.. and daughters: Adelina, Alin, Nadia and Mra, McPherson, ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Ho Hong Co. (China) Lid, on behalf of their principals, the Ho Hong S. 9. Co. (1992) Ltd., Singapore, wish to thank the offerra and all ranks of

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Majesty's Navy, the U.S. Navy,

the Harbour Master, the Police, the Medical Department, Messrs Butterfeld & Swire and all their friends in the shipping fraternity for their kind assistance given in e-nnection with the S.S. "Hons Kheng" for the splendid work which resulted in the reveur of all souls on board and for the rood work connected with the disembarkation of passengers on

arrival.

POLICE RESIGNATIONS The resignation of eleven more European members of the Police Force is disquieting, and a portent, Significantly, all of the officers who have thrown in their hands are single men, a salient point be cause it leads to the not unattest- jed conclusion that the only factor. preserving the European section of the Force from further dis- integration is economic, Married

men

to

Before going further into the expenditure alde let us see how Britain met this enormous bili of £37,800 million.

No less than 20,300 million, or 641⁄2 per cent. was paid for and mis. in cash, from taxes cellaneous sources of income. The balance of £17,000 million was borrowed, mostly at home from the people of Britain out of their savings and stringent

economies,

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to which,

That was a total from taxen of 10,126 million, or 61% per cent. towards the expenditure. Miscellaneous income made up the 3 per cent. balaure of 1, 175 milion.

Another aum and we get the' least 31,600 million or almost cent of World War II up to at 1650 a head for the 48,500,000 people who saw it through.

Even now, the taily is Bot complete. The above taxation figures ignore the legacy-the welter of National Debt left be- hind, Because the people of Britain could not pay every thing from taxation, the Na- tional Debt in today £25,000

who

Admit- 1,100

Now for another angle on this stupendous tax-gathering million, which equals $522 a effort the impost per head of head for the 49 million the population. In March 1949,

now carry its burden. tel, it includės some Britain's population was about million spent recently on hous 47,700,000; today it is arounding and other reproductive as for the eight war years would sets, but it will be

Leavily as the be 48.600,000.

49 milion. So, a fair average

Increased "terminable" liabilities mentioned above fall

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

DOPR 1947 2

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"Shoa'bags, J. G...on every other soat! Saves our lost- and-found department no end of trouble!”

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE ›

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By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities*

WEAK HAND DECLARER

bid 3-No Trumps, he passed. That left South in a hopelgas contract,&

direct and ladirect im- posts, the people of Britain as the world knows, taxed them-

Man, woman, child, newly due. Belver more heavily than ever horn baby, 48,600,000 Britona before in history and more therefore paid on the average Need we rub the emphasis heavily than any Allied country, #396 in taxes in eight years! in? Eight, short years ago—an Very early in the struggle taxes Again, a further look from | March 31, 1939-Britain's No- JUST A LONG Buit, without

West led the heart'4, the Q were pushed up to maximum one more ngic. Total outgo tanal Debt was only $7,100 single card either in or no forcing the A, South scored his levels. Standard rate of in- in the eight years was, as million, or barely £150 per companying it, makes a good A and K of spades and then raised to ten shillings in the Hon. Not all that come tax, for instance, was have already said, 37,300 mil head of the then population. In hand for declarer when the wished futilely that he could ex was, of 1913, it was the now seemingly dammy opposite contains change his 10 with the dummy' pound and the exemption limita course, "war" cost; the figures trifling sum of £656 million, or wealth of high cards divided. Unable to, he laid down the nut back to levels which meant included "normal" expenditure, 14 headi

among all the auits. But the 10, then forlornly led the diar that all single workers paid tax which, on the highest of imme- Two world wars have there-hand full of high cards la vir- mond 2. West won it and re after earnings reached £110 a diste pre-war yeare, we can put fore put 25,000 militon on to tually helpless if it is declarer turned his heart 2 to the 10, year. At the other end of the at 2000 million a year.

Britain's debte. In other opposite & dummy with nothing which was allowed to win, and words, every British baby born but a long sult, hol a solitary the third heart knocked out the today starts life with a debt way to get over there to take K. Soutn led a second dia burden of 2022 on its head, a trick. For that reason,

mond, hoping East would have That is 37% times the burden long suit holder with an other to win, but West did and ran per head of 34 years ago. wise worthless hand should the two hearts that set the ima make every logical effort to

possible, contract. take the play away from a part- ner whose bidding shown gen. Again looking into the fu-eral power, especially if his suit Island of You, Madame Petain tore, the tol! of war goes on-is a major. walked, along dirt path to more expense. In the year [ through.n. nerub pine wood to which will end on Marchi her pension, the Hotel des 1948. Britain's Chancellor of 12 foot Voyageure, at Purt Joinville, the Exchequer reckons that na- about a mile from the prison ntional expenditure will be £3,-

Madame Petain Pays A Visit

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are under the necessity of considering the interests and well. being of their wives and families, and while sharing the sense of | futility and grievance of many of

their colleagues, are unable surrender their job and the time they have served towards pension with the same indifference as to the consequences. In addition to

"Your wife in here to see the other side of the prison, 181 million, practically all of $32

one guard Bald to the their discontents, they harbour a you,"

She has no other means of which will be met by taxes HJ 7542

month: feeling of frustration, in the in-white-haired man who sat erect support.

her averaging 4G1 a head of the po- DAK 54 ability, for the moment,

kitchen official request to spend her re- pulation. With the addition of CB6 to do at the plain

table in the cell.. Sunlight matning years with her husband other income, the cost will boj anything about it, which does

in his prison cell was turned covered, it is estimated, with a nothing to lessen dissatisfaction, This, indeed, runs is an under-

down by the French government, surplus of #270.million.

Unless the government re. Although that is only about current through the Force from

veraca its position, this daily one-half the peak war spending. the higher ranks to the lowest,

one-hour visit will be the only it is stil! a striking contrast with such strength that it is im-streamed over his shoulder contact between Madame Petain with the peace-time expenditure possible to escape the conviction from the singlebarred window and her husband until he dies, of only about one-quarter the

South West Nurth 80.7 hat serious loss of efficiency is onto the history book he was The man who as Chief of the amount which British taxpay

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The wrinkles in the D1-year his decrees in the royal manner,

One item in the cost will re- difficulty to make that contract, C98.

North had not the alightest DKQ2 ed itself, since the Liberation, old face smoothed as Madame "We, Marshal of. France," will on setting an example in the Far Hear Philippe Petain walked spent the rest of his natural main high for some time to plus an extra trick in a te East in the effective re-establish- into the cell, carrying a newa-life in prison for political crimes come.

enabling West to cash two ment of law and order. It will paper covered package of shirts against the French people whom the National Delit, which will game. The diamond 8 was fed, generally be agreed that the and socks she had washed in he was convinced he was de, bu $525 million this year, or tricks in a hurry, but North

her tiny hotel room a mile from fending.

212 times its 1998 cost and Police Force has, all in all, done the barren fortress the day be. Petain

charged with more than 30 times what it was took all the rest when two top cards dropped the outstanding a praiseworthy job. Its achieve fore.

in 1913. perhaps more erimes than any ment has been made possible

British taxpayers are, how- trumps. hour the former prominent statesman in modern largely by the selfless devotion to Vichy chief of sinte and his history. Just

At the other table, North re- Following normal bidding was yer. Leady to carry their load Da dawn duty of the more responsible of wife aald the ordinary things a breaking over Montmarte Hill providing they can look forward sponded with 8-Spades to the and the heart Qlend, what card- ficers of all ranks, working under man and his wife married near on August 16, 1945, while to permanent peace and less same opening bid of 2-No reading should assure South's

Trumpa. But after his partner 4-Spade,contract? almost intolerable conditions in 30 years nay.

Amerleun Peisin sat in one stiff wooden shouting themselves hoarse in

soldiers were' tlll austerity, many cases, in the confidence that

chair. His wifo ant on the the streets because of the vle some of their expectations. would unyielding French army, bed. tory of Japan, the Court found be satisfied, some promises would The two guards. embarrassed Henri Philippo Petain guilty of be fulfilled, that their efforts to have to listen, sat on cane- betraying his, country and son- would receive some tangible re bottomed chaira and looked out tenced, him to death. The court cognition. The Commissioner of the window.

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Police spoke with some pride, at At the end of the hour, one vanced age of the 89-year-old a recent press conference, of the guard looked at his watch and defendant the sentence. be cam- morale of the Force, a pride based cleared his throat audibly muted to life imprisonment. ↑ on the spirit with which his men Madame Petain stopped halfway, C. Wan. Thus ons of France's were prepared to shoot it out with through her sentence.

prewar idols was hustled out arned ruffians. The tribute was asked the. Morahal..

"Where are your socks?" she of Paris at dawn in an ancient well-deserved, but neither praise,

black ambulanco under (guard. nor the distribution of medals, the wooden clothes locker by the now where the only news of the

Petain took a, solled pair from

In the lonely laland fortress will maintain the esprit de corps call" door and handed them to outside world

reaches Petain which threatens to disappear his wife, Then he klased her through his wife or his lawyer, entirely from the Police unless, stiffly goodbye: She walke Jacques Isorni, or ons of the poon, there is

a thorough re- out of the cell without saying members of his Immediate examination of both the system of another word, descended the family who are the only persons organisation and of the conditions Bight of stone, stops to the in- besides prison officials allowed of service. Fundamentally, the side courtyard where the Mar to see him, the words, "Life im (FARE) causes of the existing malcontent-shal spends nearly three hours prisonment are taking dull, are all, too obvious: the each day, pacing up and down dreary meaning for the Marshal. HK$170.-

Patain recently told his jailer, force is overworked, under-staffed 50-yard length, and left the

prison,

I wish an atom bomb would 300 and under-paid, .... The first simple From the prison fortress of drop. on this prison." His law 400-fact resides in the belief that it Pierre Leven on the offshors yer said the aged Marshal

is impossible to run a police

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"dying mentally." The sparse 350.- 2,000,000 with a Etirnnean con- but primarily the trouble is that prison food which is served 35,- tingent of 170 men. The second too many European officers are Petain each day to keep him is that if the men concerned are harassed by overwork and too: alive is supplemented by pack- Inadequately," "rewarded for their many, harassed in their domestic ages of food brought by his services, are poorly paid and often finances. No doubt, Goverment wife The long hours after the disgracefully quartered, they will can by insisting upon, observance sun goes down are spent read. finally fall short of making even of contract terms prevent anying the one Paris paper, prizon the effort. In the absence of wave of resignations that would authorities permit him to read material considerations to sustain cause serious embarrassment. But About midnight the Marshal turns in. He does not alcop enthusiasms, and endurance, that would be the weakest, the well. His guard slopping an nothing is mare, quickly destroyed poorest of amiven.If there is the other side of the thick In Hong Kong today, that uh, to be a steadying of morle the woodent cell door aleaps sotinder, happy - situation – lay rapidly, being situation requires a practical effort than, kia while halrod, charge. reached. Other factors are in- to-remove the

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