1950-03-21 — Page 3

CHINESE MERCHANTS OPPOSE TAX INCREASE

Opposition to Government's proposed increase in direct taxation was yolc- ed by Chinese merchants at a meeting of the Chinese General Cham- ber of Commerce yesterday.

Debate on HK Budget

A debate on the Colony's 1950-51 Budget will take place at tomorrow' Legislativa

. Council meeting.

At the meeting the Financial Bacretary will mova the Becond Reading of the 'Budget bill which seeks a total of HK$198,051,037 for Public Bervices.

Reminders

Today

IK Rotary Club luncheon, Roof Garden, K Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Buropeajy YMCA, Bridge Drive,

# P.tr.

Nine Drugons Services Club, Billy Tingle, PT and boxing, p.m.; Whist Drive, B p.m.

HK Reform Club, public meollag to discuss Covernment's 1950-

A Budget, Roof Gurden; HK Hotel, 5.30 pm.

Kowloon Union Church Women's

Gulf meeting, 10 am. IIK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6.45 pm.

Cheera Services Club, Whist

Drive, 8 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

The main reason given is that despite the record trade figures published for last year, business has not been good, and the business commun ity 'cannot really, bear the extra burden.

It was proposed that Government should reconsider the matter and see whether the extra revonus required could be, raised from indirect taxa- tion, principally by an increase in the betting and amusement taxos, which would affect only those who could indulge in those pastimes,

The meeting

also discursod

If it should be found that of the restrictions already imposed the extra revenue from this or rents. source would not be sufficient and increased direct taxation was inevitable, the extra five per cent should be levied on Incomes of more than $100,000 only, so that businesses deriv. ing smaller incomes would not be unduly burdened.

the tax on nion signs, and it was decided that this levy, too, should be cancelled. The eatl mated revenue from it la small, and the tax might put a stop te

- this very desirable method of advertising Hong Kong's shop windows.

A meeting was also held at the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of It was also decided that Gav- Commerce to discuss the same crument should be requested not subject, and various views were to increase Property Tax in view! put forward by members,

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Personal allowance should be increased

Mr. E. Pudncy, Commissioner of Inland Revenue, agrees that the personal allowance of a taxpayer should be increas.

L

ed to a higher level than that existing at present in view of the increased cost of living. .

He suid so yesterday in reply

lo a question at a Press con- ference. The conference was arranged to explain some mis-

Toe II club meeting, 50 Mac.understanding regarding the

donnell Road, 8.30 pun.

Legislative Council, budget de-

bate, 2.30 p.m.

Nine Dragons Services

*

tax position, in the Colony.

'THE-CHINA-MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1950.

New building for Wah Yan College

The first and was out on the site, of the new Wah Yan College, Kowloon yesterday, by Mr. F. 3. Ko, President of the Wah Yan College Past Students' Areociation.

The alte is on Waterloo Road, on the strip of ground between the road and the now Government flats in King's Park.

The alte formation is estimated to take five months. It will entall the culting of a hill to the height of 43 feet above the level of the adjoining road and the filling an) Jovelling of the.. flat ground beside the rallway in the Fo Pang valley, for use as sports fields.

The college bulldings will be on the hill. The main clain-room section will run parallel to the road. At the Nathan Road and there will be the administration block and the auditorium, at the other end the chapel. It was originally intended to bulld the gymnasium in the middle, but this will now be bullt, on à lower level.

The school, which la for day pupila' only, will accommodate 1,000 and

will

be fully supplied with laboratorios, arts and crafts rooms, muile rooms, library and all the other essentials of an up-to-date school.

The building has been designed by Mr. A. H. Bastd, FRIDA and la exantially modern'in de sign.***

7. Recently Mr. Philip will, of Parking and wil, Chicago, was brought to Hong Kong an consulting architect, but no substantial alteration. has been made as a result of his visit,

The college will replace the present búliding of Wah Yan College, Nelson Street, Kowlaan. It is hoped, to have the alace-room section ́ready for use by September, 1951, Shown above is a model of the building.

Portuguese vessel

fort or partners of butne held by Communists

businesses.

bearing Business Profits Tax, an

owners of property or an vaları · ed employees, is not far short of 100,000.

Relation to total

"In order to put this Agure in Mr. Pudney declined to reply, talis proper perspective It must noti Club, questions concerning the police be related to the total population, pondents tend to do. These cor- respondents

Lo think tha appear women and children should ba

Alm show, K Band. Call, & investigations into certain nc of the Colony, bs some corres-

counts. He said it was a police

13.171.

European YMCA Debating So-matter.

ciety, Open Forum, 8.45, p.m.

He admitted, however, that one

(By Our Harbour Reporter)

The seven-month search for the mystery Portuguese reconverted minesweeper, mv., Waroomba, is evidently reaching its climax. Recent reports "located" her at Kwongchowwan, some 230 miles West of Hong Kong

Women's Section, European of the junior officers in the Inland Laxed or taken into consideration. According to informed shipping sources arriving

YMCA, whist drive, 10 a.m. Revenue Department hus absentits possible taxable subjects. This

42 Commando, Royal Marines, ed. This offer, it was later founds, of course, qulle wrong.

said.

on

Ceremonial Parade, Chatham hed mode a comparatively minor

"The number of taxpayers is Rond, 11.30 nm,

the adult inore correctly related fault relating to certain books, he male population of the Colony.

though I admit that this is Commenting

noy newspaper absolutely necurale since a large articles and correspondence re number of females are also em- ferring to the figure of 2,882, as

ployed or engaged in business. the total number of persons who The adult male; population for paid Saturice and Annuities Tax this purpose is estimated at 700,- in 1948-49, Mr. Pudney

sald: 000.

Supplementary appropriation

The First Reading of an Ore dinance to cuthorise the amount will be moved at tomorrow's Legislative Council meeting.

The details are:

Coloniai Secretariat

ond Legislature Subvenilons page

$

104R.

some members

or other

from that Communist-held peninsula-spring- board for the planned Red amphibious invo- sion of Hainan Island-the Wareemba, which they identified by her funnel markings and construction, is under military service.

|

The Chinese Maritime Customs, Since then, the Wareemba had which confiscated the 307-ton been reported to be missing. freighter in mid-1940 on un uh- News of her whereabouts has precedented charge, declared that trickled into the Colony now they are awaiting advice from and then but each time varying the Peking Government to whom in locating her.. they had already forwarded the Hitherto, the recent report full case.

from Kwongchowwan appeared to be more reliable because of certain specific detalls with which the Informants

"We sent

the Wareemba

to

not

Inquiry 'into Harbour collision

An Inquiry will be held 10 morrow at the Marine Office into the circumstances attend- ing the collision of the ferry launch Man To and the motor boat Australia on Thursday night in the harbour.

The Court comprises Mr. T.B. Low, Senior Marino Officer (Port Control) and Mr. D. Edwards.

The findings of the Wing Hing Inquiry will be announced to- morrow afternoon at the Marke Omice.

General Wu Shih detained

in Taiwan

Lieutenant General Wu Shih is among the 300 persois detained recently in the mass arrests of Communist agents in Taiwan, no- cording to the independent ver- nacular "New Life Evening Post"

yesterday. Identified

Court Brevities

The newspaper said that Gen- the cral Wu, Chief of Staff to General Chong Fu-kwel, during the Japanese war, is believed to be the brains behind the Communist underground organisation,

General Wu served General Chang when Chang was in com-, mand of the Fourth War Area In Kwangsi during the war,

"This figure of 2.882 is to be "Considering the disproportion- found in paragraph 21 of my Lately large portion of the popula- The Legislative Council will Report for the year ended March tion of Ifong Kong which liven be asked to authorise the ap- 31, 1949. That paragraph states at or under the poverly line and propriation of a supplement-that up to the end of March, 1949, whom it would be grossly in- ary amount of HK$30,135,964 2,602 persons had been charged equitable even to attempt to tax. to defray charges of the finan-to Salaries and Annuities Tax I am of the opinion that the total Kongmoon late last year during

for the year of assessment 1948- of those who bear tax in some the typhoon period for shelter. her. cial year ending March 31.

form or another is not unreason- Since then we have not heard According to the 'CMC There is nothing in that para-able.

anything about the ship." the graph to indicate that this is the totul number who would even with references to the ostenta- office sald when approached last

"I am met from time to time Acting Commissioner of the local case is still pending. tually have to pay tax for that tous display of wealth

on the evening. year. Nowhere in the world is

The part of

of thie

The senior offietal would assessment in respect of any one community, with the implication commer

comment when asked whether it year of assessment complete by

for the Warremba to Puisitioned by the Commu- the end of that year, and to as-that they are only able to do so 94,603 sume that because 2,882 persons cause they are evading tax or be

that for some reason

ternist armed forces for military had been taxed for that year of they are not paying tax. From Recent arrivals from the Com 127,817 800

assessment by the end of the year time to time varluus members of

Reginald-Phillips-80B-Nathan 44,017 this was the final total and that the Forces stalloned in Hong Kong muni, a steamer which tallied rest a warrant was issued lasti

peninsula sald they Road, second floor, for whose ar- persons would be have raised this point with mo 288,949 taxed in respect of that year of and I can understand their atti- with certain "features" of the before Mr. James Wicks at Kow- Friday, made a public apology Miscellaneous Services 27,020,097 assessment is to show complete tude in view of the fact that they missing

Portuguese freighter. 486,717 misunderstanding of the working have recently come from a very

loon yesterday for 'rejecting the the red-green Court's decision to sign very They mentioned 287,008 of a tax system.

heavily taxed community such as markings on her low funniel; the bond and to pay a $5 compensa- turn of her gold, valued at $1,670,

a $60 951,703

that

skipper's tion to an amah whom he was United Kingdom fibre-panelling of the 15,408

where

display cabin and the fact that she was alleged to have assaulted. of wealth is

by all the only minesweeper in port 219,435

"The number of persons who sections of the

Mr. Wicks advised. Phillips to there.

appeal if he was not satisfied with have been taxed to Salaries and

"It must be hered, how-

The Warremba was under

the decision. The warrant of 30,135,004 Annuities Tax for the year of ever, that a great deal of this military guard. The informants arrest was not executed.

scrament 1948-49 is now more display is financed from capital. could not however say whether thin 4,50 mmplete. The gure Refugee capital from outside the the has been unist forces. There will almost certainly reach 5,000 may well be argued that this

Hong Kong Nuval

Voluntect Force

Hong Kong Volunteer

Detence Corps......

Pensions

Police Force

Stores Department

Treasury

Colonial Development

and Welfare Schemes,

Totul

labour.

RELEASE

OF BAIL

Defendant was arrested at 8 pm on March 18 at Queen's Road Central.

no further

Not complete

still not

It

the

such

Cous

muncrative employment

cannot always find re- the Communist

and lo was no visible sign

of internal

is a very small proportion of the frequently dissipated in high liv-activity as the vessel rode employed population of the Col-ing. Further, some of these peo-anchor. ony. This is admittedly so. ple are living on income receiv

It is only too well known thated from come is not taxed un-

outside the

Colony.

community

Salvaging work

at

The report brought by these arrivals seems to add credens to belated news reaching Hong Kong 'some time ago that the Communist port authorities at the West River port of Kent moon were busily engaged in salvaging *sunken

steamer, Scuttled by the retreating Na- tionalist forces..

On two charges of common assault and of obtaining credit (42.40), by fraud from Wong Wal at Boundary Street on Sunday, Lance Corporal Bertram Vine of Leicestershire Regiment pleaded guilty to the first chargé before Mr. James Wicks at Kow- second charge was fixed for April loon yesterday. Hearing on the

the

11.

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Plending mulity to a charge of obstructing the police during the robbery of two goldsmith shop

Danny Shea, Chief Petty Officer

"Suche of the USS Guadelope was the any a salaried employee finds victim of a pickpocket on Marcht dimcult. enough to meet the der out present system as it is without not possible to tax it with ever. 18, when he had US$15 picked Present cost of living from his pocket, Shea's ship, how adding the further burden of in-a semblance of equity unless and in Hong come tax. Therefore the Person until the ever, is not in port.

al Allowances for the taxpaper, Keng is prepared to shoulder tha Before Mr. J. Reynolds, Lu his wife and children are axed responsibilities and duties which

For the theft of clothing the property of Sergeant Pickersgill, Luk-shing, aged 19, was charged at points high enough to exempt would devolve upon them under

Sergeant Gross and Lal. Fo from with the larceny of US$10 from the great majority from liability system of full personal income

Whitfeld Barracks, Wong Man, Danny Shea, pleaded gulity and to tax.

tax silch as is in force in most.

unemployed as sentenced to four was sentenced to'two menths hard "I would add here, in parent- of the civilised world today."

months' Hard labour by Mr. E. hesis, that Salaries and Annuitļes-

The wrecke" was towed away A. d'Almada at Kowloon yester Tax is the tax which it is most NOISE MAKERS. to a destination unknown then to

day. dimeult to evado since it is usual-

the informants from Kongmoon. ly possible to place an exuet chɖek

FINED

Earlier, arrivals from the West on the salary received by an in-

Mr. and Mrs. Hot Ying and River port had reported that the dividual by referring to his em-thair amah, of 12A Humphreys Nationalist armed forces sank, the ployers.

In Pak-kl Harbour Shanghat Street on Saturday Application for the release of "I must here emphasise that Avenue, were found guilty of

area night, Shek Clan-kwan, a'garagU $10,000 cash bail each for Lee this figure réfers only to Salaries Creating a noise calculated to before they cleared under heavy attack.

worker, was fined $100 or three Cheuk-man and Mok Hop, detain and Annuities Tax. Reference to disturb the public tranquillity on

There was, however, another weeks by Mr. d'Almada ́ut Kow- ed for confidential banishment was the Schedules attached to the the morning of October 27 last,

had loon yesterday. made by Inspector Malan at Cen-Annual Report to which i have by Me James Wicks at Kowloon report that the Wareemba

yesterday.

evacuated, the remaining Nation- Yesterday, and was granted by referred, will reveal that falaries Mr.

During

the long drawn-outalist forces with

For keeping n gambling school and. Annuities Tux accounts for *Reynolds In making the application In- only some 75 per cent of the hearing of the summons, issued Han-mow, Commanding Officer aboard the ss. Hupeh, Wong

the Kwangtung

Armed Wong, seaman, was fined $206 spector Malan said that a decision

revenue under the Inland by A. W. Withers of the of total

some address, Miss, Pai Kwang, Forces to Talwan. Arrivals by Mr. d'Almada at Kowloon has been reached with regard to Rovenue Ordinance,

"It would be interesting to popular Chinese fim star, was from Taiwan have hitherto not yesterday. Three other seamen, been able to identify the Por Wong Chung Man Ka-yim and

for gambling. ned $25 sach and ordered to port say, bond of $250 for one

The Wareemba wn

was confiscated gary whilp thol' amah was fined by the

the chief witnessis.

the

Yu General

the two men and they are to be know exactly how runny people principal defendants' webell túguese freighter at any" Taiwan Yung: Yum,, were fined $2 each

deported, for life.

JEANS & JACKETS

JEANS & JACKETS JEANS & JACKETS JEANS & JACKETS

JEANS & JACKETS

·JEANS & JACKETS

“JEANS” & JACKETS

THE EVERGREEN

Nathan Road, Kowloda

bear the remaining taxes, that

is to any, Property Tax, Interest Tax and the taxes on profits.

Unfortunately under our present

of having visited. 蔬

simplified. system of taxation; it "ShareTA Cliford, instructed Charge C In July, 1040′′on |

•!

tivo

A fine of $100 or eight weeks

is not possible to, ascertain pre- by May PC Woo, represented the Chinese port not open to. Inter-was imposed on Fung" vend," ung cisely. this figure.

defendants, while Mr. J. C. Ste national trade the first case of employed, by Mr. James Wloks "Under Corporation Fronts Tax, wart represented complainant, kind under Customs Proven at Kowloon yesterday, for the Systealing of vegetables from a field

Inspector JH..Evans told the which arrived Court that farmers in the district In October, 1948, had been making, complaints to

a company counts as one in my

Jarly, an unincorporatda bušnipas, ut Kowloon yesterday in the

case 12 Volt

sent at the foot of the Homuntin Hill,

statistics, no matter how many. A further three day remand shareholders it may have. Birbis, was granted by Mr. James Wicks

counts, as one inertig sisties, of Hwang Kai-shou, employee or for rogunvarsion, left the Calday Mr. C T Large of his Govern no matter how many partnera China National Avalation Cop for the China Coast with six mont Wholesale Vegetable Market there magt: bukan kekotonowo poration, charged with the era foreign officers and, nine Ching that thieyes lately? had a stolon || "Frome muchy zaneral Impres:| bozziwment of 10,200; from the seamen, or route she developed several hundred calties of veget sions an, ona qata, from dealing companyama yaş kate

to haur patora shareached Complainant; :numbe) haver taken the money, between, SwaLOW.

34% 116] Kovemb

, with these matters

opinion triat

Sam of thị de Defendant who wengine trouble and drifted for100. ables from thele, feldags

from axed; prentes as proprie, zuprem

was advi auvallide that Bouth | what to do, caugh an early Hour NE

claired aid tadb cated by the

PICKPOCKET SENTENCED

A woman weeping in court, unsuccessfully pleaded for the re- seized by Revenue Officers on March 10. 30, and residing, at 109 Queen's The woman, So Lai-king, aged Road Central, ground floor was cautioned, by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central on a charge of im÷ porting gold without a permit, The gold was ordered to be con-

fiscated."

Pogo

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS. FOURTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 25th March, 1950,

There are tas raona; the Fire: Balt will bà`rung at 1.80 p.m. and the First Race, will be run at 200 PAM..

1

Through Tickets (10-Ravan $20.00) may be obtained at the Office of the Trexsurora, 1st Mioor, Talaphoha, Houap, niso ticketa for the poolal Basti Bweep on the Hongkong Dérby' (over 280,000 tickets disposed of to date) to be run at the "Exsfer Rice Meeting In April, 1950, which may be purchased'alaq at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon..

There will ba, na Special Sweep on the last 'Race.

MEMBERG BADGES" AND' ENGLOBURE. MUST wear their badges prominthily diipfayad throughout the Membara and-questa, are reminded that they and their fadien Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,

* Badges admitting Ladies not in possession of Brooches, or | Season "tiçkote "and pontiamen, nog mombere of the "Club, to the Members Enclosure. and Olub Reams at $10m. Including tax, for Ladies, or Gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal Introduction of a "Mambar, such Mom- ber to be responsible for all visitors Introdused, by him, and for payment of- all-white eta..

Badges admitting to Membara' Enclosure will NOT be on safa at the RACE COURSE.

The Treasurers' Compradore Office will class at 11 am, and the Becretary'e Office at 11.48. a.m. Both Officer at 1st Floor, Talophone House.

A limited number of tiffina will be obtainable at the Club House, provided they are ordered. In advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27810).

NO CHILDREN WILL DE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING:

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure la 83– Including tax for all persona Including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

BOOKMAKERS, TIG TAGUMEN ETO, WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE. PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING: THE RACE MEETING,

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

BERVANTS' PASSĖS..

Bervants' passes will be isques, to private box holders only, who are requested to distributé’thểm with discrimination and fo endorse their names on the pisis. Holders of such passis are not permitted In the Members' Cholosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands,

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