1961-02-21 — Page 1

REX ROTARY

ELECTRONIC

OFFICE -EQUIPMENT

GILMAN'S

Comment

of the day

TIPS FOR TAX

PAYERS

TYRESTLING

W

with the intricacies of a tax-

may not tion retor everyone's ideal way of spending a quiet evening at home, but at least it is an experience common to must of us, and one which, as we all know to our pain. increases in complexity the more successful and enter prising we are in the world, We may envy those wh And it worth their while us call in

consultant, n tax because for most of us the annual task of thing

the taxation form

in

is

A do-it-yourself job with

many frustrations and fow compensations.

are

to

fulk

The complications of the taxa- tion system in the United Kingdom

such ahat

has the Governmen! send out with its forms eight pages of explanation of the maze of lawn and regulations for the benefit of those indomitable who yearly pit their wits against the tax collector. Not satided with this, the Board of Inland Revenue is now publishing a pamphlet of 63 hints on how to save tax, in order to point out to the general public the concessions available.

WITHOUT suggesting W that llongkong's sys-

THE WEATHER

Light Easterly winds. Cloudy with short bright intervals this afternoon, becoming 'overcast and misty this evening. Noon tomperature 59 degrees Fahrenheit, relative humidity 81 p.e.

CHINA

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Serious shortages caused by natural disasters JAPAN OFFERS FOOD TO CHINA

The

Distribution through Red Cross

Tokyo, Feb. 21. Government, yesterday Japanese decided to offer rice and other food to China which has admitted it is suffer- ing a serious food shortage brought on by a succession of natural disasters.

Slim supports Australian

immigration policy

London, Feb. 20. Field Marshal Viscount Slim, former Governor-General of Australia, told mem- bars of the Insurance In- stitute of London tonight that thore had been "a great deal of talk" about Australia's policy of con- fining immigration to white people.

Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosalen told his news confer- ence the Japanese Cabinet to- day formally approved a deci- through sion to offer the food

Kennedy will skip news conference

Washington, Feb. 20. President Kennedy will not

hold

a news conference White wock, the this House announced today. It will be the first week inat

Kennedy has passed up a ression

with newsmen

pince

a month ago.

ha look

While Pierre Wed-

In reply to questions. Hause Press Secretary Salinger noted that this nesday--the regulor day for ccnference-is Kennedy news George Washington's birthday and a legal holiday.

that 45 the Salinger gave reason the President is passing

the International Red Cross. up a conference this week, but 10 questions Japan will agree to the out-said in response come of negotiations between

that so far as he knows Kennedy the IRC on Peking as to when will be at work as usual on the

to be holiday.-AP. and how much food is seri, Mr Kosaka indicated. This accepts the Lassuring China

offer.

CO-

Mr Kesaka said the Govern- ment will seek Red Cross operation immediately.

Other nations

The Japanese decision fellow- ed averlures by other nalluns to alleviate suffering from drought. typhoons and other natural dis- cers which China has describ- ed as the worst in recent history.

fo

U.S. President Kennedy has indicated U.S. willingness send relief food if asked, but also pointed out China has re- portedly been exporting food.

The rival Chinese Nationalist regime on Formosa has express- ed willingness to supply 100,000 tons of rice to the mainland.

Unofficial sources said Japan's

might also amount

offer

to around 100,000 torus of rice. They indicated that it Peking de- There are several masons wheelines, say, for political reasons,

1 is good to restrict unmigrants the rice could be shipped under to white people.

"I am is favour

pivate commercial arrange-

of keening! iment.

"A lot of well menning people tem is anything like us thought they should allow col- complicated-though whntoured humigrants. It is certain- It will be like after the ly not my view. Financial Secretary has but his say on March 1, we dare not guess-wo du sug- gest that there in much in favour either of publishing as explanatory booklet or establishing an office in the new Public Enquiry Service to help people here with their problems.

There

have circulating

Australia white because Aus- tralia is the bastion of Western civilisation in the vast pren of Pacife [01 the Southern the Hemisphere,

"And think her real servicc in the world will be to set the of the Western been reports example

civilisation to the various i democratie

times of government em "I know dozens of Indians

withi familiar ployees

new nations."

and Pakistanls who are

bette

Authoritative sources said Japanese officials are telling the United States that rice shipped to China will be imported Southeast Asian rice which not as saleable to Japanese as domestle rice.

Improvements

is

Postwar Improvement: in agricultural methods and suc- ressive bumper

bave crops made Japan today virtually

taxation procedures offereducated, much cleverer, have a self-sufficient in rice.

higher glondard ing to help Chinese inx much payers at a fee' amounting Integrity and

to

LIB

and who don't

That is what they would be come."-AFP.

thousands to half the total concessions are braver than I and I

to go to which the inxpayers want any of them

The entitled.

"fee"

Australia ond become second- elas citizens, may seem a large one but to the many who regard this annual summons for an Assessment of income us a cuballatic mystery hope- Jessly beyond their compre- hension, the prospect of getting half their deduc- tions in infinitely preferable to receiving none at all..

THE

THE point is that taxpayers

are entitled to such a advisory service free. There should be no mysteries or hidden complications about the tax Inws and deductions and concessions

MACMILLAN IN COLLISION

London, Feb. 20. A chauffeur-driven car with

thei Macmillan, Mr Harold Prime Minister, in the front! passenger seat was involved in a collision with a van in Pic- cadilly today.

spokesman said tonigh! that no one was hurt in this "ittle bump" cnd only broken.--China

An official the

to which the individual iux-a lamp on the front of the payer are entitled should he was

clearly outlined for all. To Special.

an ever increasing extent,

taxation is reaching out to the Chinese population and

It is for the benefit of people not particularly well educated.

However, Jepan is under pressure to buy rice from such cantries as Thailand. Burma. Cambodia,

and South Korey Naulonalist China who depend on rice exports to help balance their trade. Japan this year is expected purchase about 300,000 tons of rice from these countries.AP.

BARRICADES

TRIAL

DEMANDS

Paris, Feb. 20.

Wave of

arrests in

Caracas

Caracas, Feb, 20. An

undetermined group of military men, a Roman Caiholle priest and at least 30 civilians have been arrested in the wake of an unsuccessful and blood- lers uprising against President Romulo Betancourt, sources reported today.

ODHAMS PRESS SHARES JUMP

OVER £2.5M

London, Feb. 21. Total value of We shares of Odhams Press, British Newspaper and magazine empire, jumped quickly by more than £2,500,000 on the London Stock Exchange yesterday following an in- creased takeover bid by the Daily Mirror group.

Impact of the new blu made on Friday night sent the Odhams shares rising as soon as the Exchange opened.

Shares shot up by 4/4 above the ocial Friday closing prlec to 58/3 as the spotlight in the takeover battle between the Daly Mirror and Mr Roy Thom- Bon. Canadian millionaire newspaper switched to London.

N. RHODESIAN Three bodies

NATIVES PETITION

THE QUEEN

London, Feb. 20.

of crew

found

Buenos Aires, Feb. 20. The Danish freightor Ponn- sylvania limped into this city's outer harbour this afternoon.

The Pennsylvania collided carbi on Sunday with the Argentine tanker Petromar, 300

The two main native political parties of Northern miles north of city, or tho

all

Rhodesia tonight demanded an end of Bri-Parana de las Palmas River. A the area nt thick fog covered tain's status as protecting power of their the time.

The Petromar was still on sprawling country south of the Congo.

fra today. Huge billows of The Unlier National Inde pressure from the "viclous in-amoko energed from is broken fluence of African nationalism." hull. River trame was pus- pendence Party and the African

of

the National magoafe,

Congress joined in

In the Federation itself, mean-pended because

waters and the the City of

sending a letter to the Queen time, Sir Roy has called out army floating on the

withdrawal of demanding the

reservists as a precaution against danger of further explosions, the Northern Rhodesia Treaty, political demonstrations and at bodies, churred beyond recogal- The Coast Guard found three This was the protectoral incks by the power-seeking

tion. It avas presumed they are has been agreement concluded in the 19th Africans. Its action

trow members of the Petromar. century between African chiefs endorsed by the British Govern-

number missing and representatives of Queen ment which still retains primary The total

men has now been revised to Victoria.

responsibility for law and order

and 24, within Northern Rhodesin

At the name time shares of the Dally Mirror group fell by 104d to 11/4-34.

The biz question being asked here was whether Mr Thomson would now try

to outbld the Mirror. Financial sources

anid the question might be an- swered within the next three days.

If after consultation with his financial advisers Mr Thomson launched a coun- ter offer, it was thought it would be in cash-properly about £3 for each Odhaus share.

This would make a total price of more than £35 12 mil. million as nearly ilon shares aro involved. -China Mall Special.

Mr Kenneth Kaunda, leader of the United National Inde- its partner-protectorate Nyssa- pendence Party, told reportera:

Not in position

"Finding

land.

Briush Government spokes-

refused immediate

the demands of the

that Her Majesty's men ministers are not in a positionment on

COMTI-

Eight men from the tanker have been sent to hospital here suffering from bands and shock. The Petromax belongs to the Argentino Esso Oil Company. It had recently been purchased from an Italian firm.

rospeal the treaty, we natural- Northern Rhodesian leaders who

copies of their letter

Three Italian officers who ly demanded the withdrawal of sent

and to tho were aboard as advisers were the treaty so that we can look Mr Macmillan

Mr lain neported sute. Their. MATICS alter our own interests.

were not released-AP.

Colonial Secretary,

"We are demanding a with- Macleod.--AP drawal of the treaty, entered into by our forebears on the one hand and by representatives of Queen Victoria on the other, in respect i of Northern Rhodesia." .

The action of talks with the British Government on the shape of a new constitution for the

Table UN asked to territory which, with Southern

The only arrest that has been acknowledged officially, how- Edito Jose Ramirez,

des who was ever, is that of Colenet cribed the leader of the

coup.

The

El Mundo newspaper placed the number of arrests at GO.

when

The attempted revolt falica Ramirez was unable to capture the military College, of which he had been unil last week.-AP.

director

84,000 air

employees idle

New York, Feb. 20. The number of United States airline Employees laid off be- of four-day wildcat strike by flight engineers against six major airlines reached 84,000 by late afternoon today,

couse

In New York an estimated 100,000 would-be travellers were stranded, and all over the na- tion angry people were storming airline booking offices.

distribute Dutch note

Rhodesia and Nyasaland, forms the Central Airlean Federa- tien.

Accusation

Biller accusations of Britis bad faith have been hurled by

United Nations Feb. 21. The Netherlands has asked the native leaders at Mr Mac- the Secretary-General Mr. Darmillaa's Government since the Hammarskjold, to distribute to taiks collapsed on Friday. all members of the United Na- tions the text of a Dutch note to Indonesia protesting against netivities of Indonesian armed forces near New Guinea.

The note, dated February 7, I was handed to Indonesian For

eign Minister Subandrlo by British Ambassador L. A. C

after Fry, who is looking Netherlands affairs in Djakarta. -AP,

They have asserted that M Macmillan has bowed to the de- mands and threats of the Cen-

Federation Prim tral African

Minister, Sir Roy Welensky who is known to have exercised in- 扫 powerful behind-scenes

Auence on the course of the vain London negotiations.

some

Sir Roy today accused of the big Western powers of "uring coward" in the face

of

Wanted

An

to leave

wife as bond

London, Feb. 20.

Linker unemployed Irish asked magistrates today if he could leave his wife as deposit for one hour while ho went to get money to pay fings totailing 23.

Д

The chairman of the court told him: "An opportunity will be given to you to try and raise

the money. But you will re- main in custody until it is Pald

James Cleary, 20, of no fixed address, was aned £2 and his wife Mary £1 for travel- ing on the railways without paying fores-China Mall Specul

FLYING

Polaris submarine NOW!

Earlier today, Pan-American World Airways sald it would Mr maintain a token service on iz overseas routes, using engineer- Ing supervisors who normally

Mall The prosecutor in the "Al- do not do aircrew daly-Reuter.

Flu victims

nt bewildered

Tokyo, Feb. 21. their first contnet with The Asian fu epidemic. yea- bureaucracy, and encounter-terday claimed two more vie ing taxation for the first tims, bringing the death toll to

glers barricades" trial to-

day asked for a sentence

of 20 years hard labour Rusk discusses

on Pierre Lagaillarde, co- leader of the abortive European uprising in Al- glers in January 1960. Lagaillarde, who was a de- puty for Alders at the time of

Laos problem

Washington, Feb. 20.

base on Clyde

wise move

Glasgow, Feb. 20. Edward Heath, Britain's deputy Foreign Secretary, said tonight he was convinced that the Government's decision to allow the United States to establish a Polaris submarine base on the Clyde would be to make war "even less likely in the future.”

time, that an nulvigory agr. 31 alace the beginning of the the uprising, fied French jus Mr Mikhail Manshikov, that protected the West

vice should be available.

year.

tice while on provisional

The metropolitan anti-fuberty. He is at present in

As Hongkong develops and as dquarters sald 15 primary, Spain and is being fried in his

schools absence.

Junior and senior high were closed as of Monday-- UPI.

Six other of the 19 accused are also being tried in their absence.

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11 about dozen the Clyde, Unionist Association.

1 banner waving Ulstenmen "The plain fact of history." marched to the U.S. Consulate he added "is that it is the in Belfast.

It followed two vari anti- nuclear deterrent which

since the Polaris rallies in London und Soviot Ambassador, called last war and prevented Europe Glasgow during the weekend,

being everrun by over-

The *Irish demonstrators at the State Deportment from

handed

letter to the US. tonight for what he -do-whelming Soviet manpower."

Service. "It continues to do so today Consul-General, Mr Cyril Thiel. greater demands are made

scribed as a "preliminary in conditions approaching

It protested against "the nuclear upon the public to help

kind of talk on Laos" with nuclear balance," he declared.

Arma race in general and parti- Chance the cost of govern

Mr Dean Rusk, tho Socro-

cularly the control post for ment, taxation is a prob-

which tary of State.

Polaris submarines lem which is likely to

understand has been set up in YOUTH STRANGLED who is also being tried as his

The State Department had com- bocomo increasingly

that the Ho found It dimcult to Londonderry.** All 10 accused aro charged announced earlier

After the demonstratore had plicated. For the benefit of

the ambassador had been called to syinpaluso with "those Osaka, Feb. 21. with attempts against the taxpayer as much as to nvold redtape and corrup Ateven-year-old boy report-security of tale. In addition, Mr Rusk's office to discuss the with us to abandon the nuclear left quietly. Mr Thiel told re- weapon unilaterally for moral porters he had never heard of ed missing was found strangled 49-year-old Joseph Orth the Lootian problem.

Menshikov was non-reasorn, or because they do not any Polaris "control post tion in government depart

to death at a chreap hotel heto other alleged co-leader of the

hits talk but like it, but expect us to remain Northern Ireland, monta, it is essential to

the "Algiers plot," charged with committel, about

umbrella of

I London on Monday, police reported.

Admiralty told reportera in reply to quer under the koop local taxation ordin-

Pollos said Teteuli Acki dia murder.

spokenen also expressed ignor- ances under constant ra

appeared on Monday while

The prosecution has asked for one that the Soviet Union had American delercent instead."

Meanwhile, unrest against the ance of any mach installation in vision and, by regular route home with his mother the death sentence against Ortiz, always ealed that the problem

to Aprend

Northern Northern Ireland--Reuter in the should be solved through a ban reform, to insist on да after seeing a film on Sunday who was last reported

Neutral Lacs."--Router.

Ireland today. Balearic Islands.--Router, much simplicity as possible. afternoon-AP.

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The prosecutor asked for life Imprisonment fer Rebert Martel,

absence.

Unrest in Belfast.

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