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INCREASE IN STANDARD RATE HKAAF in field

OF TAX ANNOUNCED

New Budget introduced in Legislative Council

HK DEFENCE COSTS

AN INCREASE IN THE STANDARD RATE OF TAX UNDER THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE TO 15 PER CENT WAS ANNOUNCED IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. C. G. 5. FOLLOWS, WHEN HE INTRODUCED THE COLONY'S BUDGET FOR 1950-51.

The full new rate will be payable on Corporation Profits, Mr. Follows de- clared, but in the case of Salaries Tax, the effect of the increase will be cushioned by gradations of three per cent instead of 21⁄2 per cent.

Mr. Follows also said that cortain concessions would be introduced in re- gard to Business Profits Tax, taking into consideration the position of individuals ongaged in trade or business.

and

. Mr. Follows announced A foolhardiness if wo were to ignoraj have from time to time affected new tax on electric signs by the signs.

our supplies of vegetables which neon and other, eletric "It would be most imprudent livestock, but I am glad to say of us to budget for a deficit on that in the past year the local signs should be licensed.

The Financii Secretary's Bud- the year's working if we can pos- vegetable producers have brokera get for 1550/5) provides for an ways in which this gap could be is now more self supporting in Bibly avold. There are four all records and that the Colony estimated expenditure of $109, closed. The funt would be to step this respect 051,037 and estimated revenue of up the Estimates of Revenue, but $101,079,480, leaving a probable this I do not regard as entirely defeit of $7,071,557,

The increase

Re- honest, and were there to be a V Luxes and the tax on elec-usiness recession, revenue would Plus, he said, should bring fall off seriously and we should

be letting ourselves down with SL ba -'extra: $12,000,000, 3 which] 22°

in Inland

"The high retail price of local fresh fish is another probiene which Government is tackling In the Interests of the cons

sumer.

plus fer the coming year of sever- should have to do this, but the woua year.

These ato

training

Reds routed after Hainan landing

Taipeh, March 8,

Most of the 900 Chinese Communists' who landed on Hainan Island have been killed or cap. tured, the official Chinese Nationalist Mili- tary News Agency said today.

Two hundred Reds were killed and most of the remainder have been taken prisoner, the agency said. It added there was no sign that reinforcements were following up the

"very small-scale” landing.

The Reds got ashore at 3 Hainan, 10 miles off the South Chipp coast, is the second largest

"In the field of education the am. locut time, Monday, near would wipe out the offimated de-a bump. The second would be to number of pupils in adveniment artist what we cut expenditure oven further. If schools has more than doubled coastal highway in the Morier it an leave,

ave a mere were a rent emergency rendesake with an Eastern part of the island.

additional pupils' sluce-the| ** millions

expenditure -hava

While the main Flowever the Financial Secre- estimates of

been difficult to be pruned, and there are many increase has been on the verna i1 WEB 14 MỨC,

and urgent catimate Levenue, especially don't appear in the Estimates at dentand for English.

there is a growing necessary things that cular sitle, view of tivo probable abilities all. We want more schools, more now somo 146,000 children at

reclantation to provide a

con medical facilities, more markets, teading school, us compared withi course for the new ferry plers, and

a possible commitment in to name but a few. A drive, too, 120,000 a year ago and 116,000 in respect of Hong Kong's conteltu-

over some of the secondary roads 1941, in Hong Kong

There is still much to be done; tion-towards cost of reinforc-

full of pot holes, should con- if we are to eradicate the neces ing the garrison.

Other points brought out in vince the sceptical that there is sary but educationally unsound

a great deal, a very great deal, system of two-sessional schools. Mr. Follows sprech

Unsettled war claims are to be still to be done in the Colony

"Are we to pile up the burden Health hazards discussed in London next month; indefinitely on future--years by AL Government offices are to deferring an even greater num be concentrated into block which will extend from the urgent works? I should

strongly deprecate this.

the

a centrul

Defence Force Headquarters on Garden Road to Ice House Street: Another block of 12 fiats is to be bull for Government servants.

THE GOVERNOR

ore

and

Kowloon which

Defence liability

A

left to the Nationalists,

The agency said, efforts, werd being made to round upresad scattered groups of Reds" whi escaped into the mountains" Join long-established Red guerli-

to

Airman of the Hong Kong Auxillary Air. Poros are now

undergoing anmual field

training at Bak Kong, New Territories, under their Com maridar, Squadron Leader A. W. Wood, Assisting Squadron Leader Wood in carrying out the training programme are Flight Commander D. W. Jones, Flight Lieutenant

Rake and Fight Sergeant: 18. D. Chapple. Photo shows' a. Group of HKAAF members studying, the angina of an Auster aircraft. Four Austers wore given to the HKAAR recently by..the British Gov- ernment.

Mall"! ("China" photo.)

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NATIONALIST PLANES ATTACK BRITISH SHIP

Nationalist planes, firing armour-piercing bullets, seriously damaged the British blockade "run" nar, s. Elsie Moller in Hinghwa harbour, Fu- kien, on March 3.

The planes, which made four separate strafing -attacks in the morning and afternoon put more than 50 holes in the Eiste Moller's hull and superstructure,

The ship, which returned to Hong Kong yesterday, is now undergoing extensive repairs,

Only three of the crow of 27 were on board the ship during the initial attack, and they kik- mediately abandoned ship.

The Chinese cook who was on board plunged overboard

and swam hshore,

The thip took a

cargo of petroleum and flour to the liitto- uod port of Hinghwn, about 100 miles

North of Ainoy.

An officer of the ship said that the Elsie, Moller entered the Hinghwa harbour safely on Maren

cargu

and Immediately unloaded

To avoid further attacks, the Elalo Meller left Hinghwa in the dead of night through uncharted waters.

Officers of the ship said they wero worried about the Eisló miguer's sister, ship. s. Edith Molier, which entered Hinghwa | late on Mareli 4, arid kas not been

heard from, they said.

The Captain of the ship, Mr. G. D. Gatehaum, said that the armour piercing machine gun bullets Ware American made. and to his knowledge, used by the Nationaliste for the first time.

Plane crashes

1

into house in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, March B.

Two children watching televlalon were among || 15

people killed when an airi ilnor erashad into their home here last night while landing. In a snow-storm.

Though the drath of the plane's 10 passengers and thres crow have not been_GOMP firmed, firemen -aald. there! would be no, aurvivors. ·

The children were Janet'. Doughty, aged 10, and her sight-year-old brother Tammy! Their parents, Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Doẩghty; ' and m other daughter,, «Diana,“ agéd "56,"ware:Lakan to hospital

Router.

The ship's, two life boats were

He added, pointing his finger ripped with bullets, several, win- at a three-lach hole in. the quar-dows were, mnahed and electrio of the Eirid cables protected inside half-inch- ter-inch steel hull

·were out Moller "Look at that, right thick through one side, and sight out that his crew were very fortunate

ship

to:

Candleshin silmiited

{ the lead, compradores quartos® // Mave been on the

The

during

Vi which had: 10-foot British flag the attacks,

on the top, was splints to hid busint, thrishells hat One officer retumed to the nober

gets month in gaol

Singapore, March 8. R. P. F. "Turk" Westerling, the mainland which made their way to the far of cscaped guerilla leader from Indonesia, pleaded guilty toi mountainous province of Sikang

French anti-Remnants of the Nationalist

sabotage bill passed

2

Paris, March 8.

of the

holar

I am on Friday, Captain Enches from his tenk and jammed ratehouse

hid Heel clothes chest.

The Eisle. Moller, which was wireless due to take a cargo of tea: from a rúturn Chinese cookinghwa, Uid not bring

cargo because of the attack, R

Officers att that the : ship should be

ordered the...” crow ashore in Hinghwa.

The second fleer, operator and the remained on board.

Attack begins

to fight guerilla warfare against Charges of assault and illega the Reds have claimed their big- entry in the District Court tot about 3. p.m. two National- gest success so far.

day

the

one

half mil

to shore,

The planes

two bombs;

for two within a week:

A spokesman for the company's

Red craft bombed westerling to his "country of they both miss the ship tokyo. fico said: "We know what-

thov

The planes

three more timea during •thot

late afternoon and early javen Ware up against and we are so iing, after presumably roturning ing to run ships into Tsingtao and to Talwan for fuel and amunt before. In fact we would have sent

Teinon

once a month as we have tion One officer said that the plance the Pioneer Dale back to Tsingtao Short, stocky Westerling read!-

got to Japan if there had ly admitted. the assault charge.

were, "obviously singling out the after it got

to make the carzo બૅન્કના He is accused of striking his Elle Moller for the severe al-been-enough Indonesian cellmate in the Sin-sko-probably because of our trip wo

worth while and the blockade-runting record.”

Flonger illegal-entry, D

Several members of the Chi- brandis Line Flying Clipper nem crew left the Elate Moller were strafed by P151 type pam Lost control

last: night, claiming that they on February: 27 offer. Twingoko " feat complete control of would refuse to sail in the ship breakwater. Both ships were also

bombed but the bombe missed. “myself,” he told the- judge, “f|| again.

never am sorry. 1. did. It. T realised 'It would be no’serious! "I am:even willing to pay com-

panastion. „1: admit

What of the future the cost of reinforcements, in. This creates both health and Counell of the Republic, the legilles North West of Hairia, Sapore saol after his arrest for 10

The Governor, Sir Alexander

Buid:

and, distinct from the

"The

welcomed, but as 1, asited last j are not large, and should only be flux, for we simply won's or try to demoralise the Army.

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cannot

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Meanwhile, "United Pressre porta in a despatch from Tokyo Ist planes circled the 'ship, and

that, United States Lines Will, theu divid, bombing and strafing.

continue to send their shipe into This was the capture of

was sentenced to Ho

The three men scrambled to the

North China” porte despite. Har provincial, capital of Kangting month's simple imprisonment on engine room. Ten minutes later, from turcoal Nationalists,

sionalstaurattacks which, last the illegal entry charge, but the the Chinese cook, took of over Kangting, better known

month riddled two as Judge postponed sentence on the the ship's ruling, and swam ë

Amerlosn The French National As- Tatsieniu, was taken on March 5, assault count until April 0.

ships of Communist held. Telhg“ tao, the sembly today passed the Gov-according to an official despatch An-order already-has-beers

Issued "It will be some

here for the deportation time beforaj ernment's

anti-sabotage bill received here.-Associated Press,

of we have got Tuberculosis under after

wild, fist-swinging control, and it is made still more brawl provoked by Commun-

origin," presumably the Nether- Nationalist Air force units lands. dieult by the inilux of persons ist taunts.

amashed' a Rest of 20 Com- He is wanted by the United from China. All our

proble

munist · Invading craft off The bill, approved by a vote of

the States of Indonesia for leading would be very much sungler

North West coast of Hainan an abortive revolt against we had a stable

population. We 393 to 186, is aimed at Commun

Taland on Tuesday, according fedgiing country. to "Moreover, there le an uns are very overcrowded, and with int threats to sabotage shipments

-varnanular prem reporta conditions determined lability—the matter)

they AJ

in China of American arms, due here this

Holhow The messages added that the is still being discussed with today the position gets steadily month under the terms

situation at Walchow Island, off London-regarding our share of worse as people with no clalin North Atlantic Pact.

on the Colony will come flocking The bill which now goes to the the China mainland about 120 liability: which we must in aro hazarde; also the problem of lature's Upper House, provides obscure. Honour assume. This equation water supply during the winter prison penalties of from five to

It was previously reported that Grantham, after reviewing tha

of a military contribution in months is a difcall one. Much 10 years for persons who sabotage the Communists had lavaded the normal times.

wo dislike it, we may be the national defence," impede the land and that brisk Oghting was prosperous state of the Colony,

way would be to driven to take measures to stop transport of military equipment in progress with Nationalist War- third

but thers the

ships supporting the Island gar- "Tals prosperity is much to draw on our reserves, bc

we and

Meanwhile, the Cabinet decided ruson, Foom

The Beet of 20 Communis! year, what of the future? Twelve drawn on if there were no other jopardise the thealth and surely today to draft Paris gas and months ago we looked forward reasonable alternative. The fourth of the real Hong Kong resident electricity workers into special craft was bombed before it reach-

Dulity" who do Government service to avert a

ed the Hainan coast.

The prosecutor, Me, A.H, Frow, to the ensuing inomlis with sub-way of bridging the gap is to We nico expect those

Some of the craft hoisted the raid the Indonesian, Harris Por- dued hope, but no real certainty. increase taxation: Taxation I ro come here to respect our laws. threatened strike at midnight We therefore considered that in gard as an evil. Admittedly an If they do not they should re- Associated Press.

white fing and surrendered to the kes, would be hospitalised would be wise to be

unavoidable evi, but in the cases turn to their own country,

shore defence authorities. The weeks with d fractured jaw. He Hong Kong we have to jbo

"Government is on its own ac

others were destroyed, add the added, however, that Porkas had into the holtzing

reports.

provoked: Westerling by spitting on the latter's hand - when Co that if we overdo it we shall drive question, with nView, to using

business away.

cffered to shake handa: ' to neighbouring part of our Colonial Development and Welfare Fund allocation for "Admittedly we have advant- bousing for workers.

that these places have not,"

"A plan or survey that should as at still is, it would be folly to but there comes a point where be underinken is a social econo

ACE take a chance, especially for

retraders will say that the price of pile survery, of, the New Torri- Gronhity whit casings for that 10 risant Winder the sponsibility of

Governments meant

We have to strike the happy | lopment and Welfare Fund when terrorists opened fire on a taxpayers money, must, in my opinion, be cautious

On the political side we watch cinema, performance at Kepong, crowd watching Jan; -open; · Kir. mpact concerned; corking all those factors into are proudy indications consideration, Government has we should like to help Blew miles North of Kuala Lum General Chen Cheng. 5, bathroom at the same time.

pur night.

Mr. Frew fold the Court the the more lucrative sources cf. - but not to such an extent by a doubted dimenities which, Lamously injured, mier of Nationalist China by a ling deported and that the order

ohriaged by increased taxation,

was today confirmed as Pre-Government had ordered Wester he only temporary but it may long way as will kill the noose sure, she will overcome in time, Aterrorist was killed by a

|„would" be carried, when-ho not. We don't really know. But that lays the golden, eggs, but meanwhile we cannot pemili policeman as the gang ded. He heavy majority of the Laglala- completes out wher we should rightly be accused of

sure, not do Kong to be the battle been identified as the deputy of Unmage to our economie siructure ground for contending political Combatides of a lot rons balsione saroda Goneral Yen. Hal- Associated Press.

The high flocal cost of living Parts are our simple traders police had offered reward of retired from the Premiership upor

parties or ideologies in Solangor State, for whom the shan, ola

LaChinese warlord, who WEATHER continues to cause Government who want to get on with our 151320,000 (23,300)-Reuter, the return of Generalissime ON OTHER PAGES

considerable

Tho pub- „A1.0800 GMT" (8_p.m. UKOT) as ant-lication in January, Jost of the dally round and common task.

Chiang Kai-shek in the siege dormiamies Chlum and One adjacent Government Statistician's "Re-This may not be very noble, but COMMONS QUERY

dency

on March the Preal- From depresions over Eastern part on Post-War Movements in at any rate it does not disturb

ON FAMILIES OF

Chen's Biberia and to the NP of "Hokkalds the Cost of Living in Hong Kong others. We do not feel that wa

ngsumption of the Fro trunghe extand & and BW to the Easter har shown that the Retail Price have a mandate); to reform the

miership

preagere a sliary revision Bee and the Northern part of the Chias index Figure; calculated on the host at the world,

HK SERVICEMEN In the Chido cabirict. At least six Page Ban BeatPrech. été Ne

March, 1940, but Het respectively, NATO PANAMA Uni of 100 for March, 1947; had *** (Continued. On Pages 3, 11, *

"of the eight gilaisters are expect» ||“Remindere London, March 1 on to be Winds, cloudy with drissie patches

Miss Irene: Ward, Conservative 4 hour or

within | Page: 4. be replaced, possibly within

(disproving "slowly and mepsinulag colder,

conservative in our budgeting, especially careful, 'for we know count, going

That was

clearly was

pulley, even though

the

∙in

The

our estimates proved to be.

apshot

If at any time the future is un-places. certain, as it was a year ago and

where

There

that the

a

in China,

Terrorists strike again în Malaya

Singapore March 8, Four, persons were killed, in-

Chen Cheng confirmed

he

ho

Judge HE-Kingdon mid wanted to hear¬Porkas' testimony abarit. the provocation before passing sentence.riticised police

Kingdon

Judge

kas to as Premier

Talpeh, March 8.

receipts from sohie, ot / decided, that the gap should be that great country in her un- §-- Eleven other persons were seri- '; "uplacable foc af Communiain

venue 'are falling off. That may

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It is common, knowledge that the high price of rice affeels whold price structure of the com-

The

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PI CONSUL'S ACTION APPROVED

Talalelnog zounity, and Jagwish that I werd The Under ** in a position to protulen somej: “Atairs Mr

reller Ingthat direction. Unfor Sunately politics, and"; economia.

Countr

Member, of Parliament, is to ask (2) According to ususily rallabia

க

the"; Government à plan: k

ré„British” ouders" and Hong Kong to" bring: out

House of Con

for allowing Westerling and Por

together in view........ of their political differences.

The prosecutor said they were

in different cells but went to the

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