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TOBACCO AND LIQUOR.

INCREASE IN DUTY

PROPOSED.

SPIRITS ALSO TO BE TAXED.

The following resolutions were moved by the Colonial Treasurer at the Legislative Council yesterday and adopted.—

Light Olis

Resolved under auction 7 of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.

SHOPLIFTERS CAUGHT,

DRESSES.

Motor Spirit Ordinance, 1930, Or JADE RINGS AND WEDDING dinance No. 4 of 3030, That" the duting on light oils sat forth in section 9 of the Motor Spirit Onűlé nance, 1980, be, increased ta twenty- five cents per gallon.

Iquoren

Rosolved under section 41′′ (1) of

hace, 1011, Ordinance No. 0 of tho Liquora Consolidation Ordi: 1011, as amended by the Liquors Amendment Ordinance, 1931, that in addition to the duties upon in Resolved that the dutica on To toxicating liquors set out in the bacco set forth in the resolution resolution of the 20th February, passed by this Council on the 20th 1031,"published by Government Tobruary, 1937, and published in the Notification No. 12 of 1931, as Government Gurette of the 27th amended by Government Notifica February, 1931, by Governmenttion No. 414 of 1031, the following notification No. 192 be varied and duty shall be paid on.. spirituous subject to the provisions of sub-liquors other than intoxicating section (3) of section 6 of the To- liquors, namely:- bacco Ordinance, 1016 (Ordinanco No. 10 of 1910), as amended by seo tion 7 of the Tobaco Amendment Ordinance, 1929 (Ordinance, No. 3 of 1990) the duty payable:

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On perfumed spirits, medicated spirits had toilet preparations, containing more than ten per cent of pure alcolat by weight, $10.00 per gallon.

(1) upon all tobacco imported

Provided that the said duty of into the Colony after the com- 810. shall be conventional dollars ing into operation of this re-reckoned na the equivalent of one solution, and

shilling and eight peace sterling; (8) upon a dutiable tobacco and consequently to arrive at the already in the Colony at the Actant amount payable in Hong coming into operation of this Kong Currency, the conventional resolution

dollar shall be multiplied by 90 and shall be as stated in the following divided by a figure settled by the table per pound weight: Provided Colonial Treasurer from time to That the dollars and decimals time representing the average thereof stated in the table shall be opening selling rates for the pre conventional dollars reckoned as the viuun month of the Hong Kong and equivalent of one shilling and eight Shanghai Banking Corporation for penco sterling; and that conse-demand drafts on London and until quently to arrive at the actual so settled the figuro shall be 12:23, amount payable in Hong Kong currency the conventional dollar stated in the Table shall be multi- plied by 20 and divided by a figura settled by the Colonial Treasurer from time to time representing the average opening selling rates for the previous month of Hong Kong The reasons for the increase have and Shanghai Banking Corporation been explained by the Hon. Colonial for demand drafts on London, and Secretary in moving the first read- until no settled the figure shall being of the Appropriation Bill on 12,25.

the 1st of this month. The duties Table.

came into force on the 17th Septem- An unmanufactured tobreed- ber by order made by HE the

(1) If unstripped :--:

Quvernor-in-Council.

(a) containing 10 pounds or more of moisture

per 100 pounds weight. thereof ......0.70

(b) containing less than 10 pounds of mois tura per 100 pounds weight thereof 80.78

(2) If stripped -

(a) containing 10 pounds

of more of moisture p per 100 pounds weight" theroof

(b) containing loss, than

$0.84

10 pounds of mojr. ture per 100 pounds woight thereof 80.03 B-On manufactured tobacco-

(1) Cigars

$2.00

Reasons for Increase.

In moving the first resolution, the Hon. Mr. Taylor saiI rise to move, Sir, the following resolution standing in my name to increase the duties on tobacco.

Two Chinese went into the Cara- van ladies novelty store on Wed- nesday and expressed a desire to inspeet some of the jade rings. after making a choice, cue of the They were handed a selection and men asked the assistant if they kept wedding drosies!

this time, become suspicious, and The people in the shop had, by us" one of the men walked out of the shop, the manageress noticed there was a blank space on the tray and realised that one of the rings was gone. The assistant ran after the man and brought him back The two men were held until the police arrived and took them in custody. The missing ring was found near the doorway with the stone detached, and according to the manageress, this was the most valuable, of the whole lot

was made it was reckoned that the increase in revenue would amount to $1,800,000 in a full year with a 18. dollar but with a 1a. 2d. dollar this would be reduced by 848,000 to $965,000. It will be seen, therefore, that placing duties on a sterling basis acta also against the rovente."

Another $600,000.

light oils, Mr. Taylor said: The In connection with the duties on reatons for this are the same as in the chise of tobacco, viz., to balance the budget. This is an in- crease of 10 cents per gallon, viz., from 15 cents to 20 cents, and is estimated to yield an additional $210,000 in a full year, The total

estimated receipta from this source

1802 are placed at 8800,000.

Tax on Perfumes.

With regard to the third resolu tion, Mr. Taylar said:-This tax was estimated to produce $150,000

LAWN BOWLS OPEN SINGLES.

LAPSLEY ELIMINATED.

U. M. Omar (Craigongowor) had an easy passage into the semi-final of the lawn bowls Open Singles Lapsley (Kowloon Dock) on the Championship when he mot: Jl. Kowloon CC. ground yesterday.

playing on top form to win by 21 He finished the game in 15 hoads,

shots to 7:

The semi-finalists now are West Laing, and Omar 2, Drummond The following wore the scores of the game:

Lapsley... Shots Total Shots Total

Hoads,

1.

10.

112 12, 13: 14. 13.

Omar.

یا

SPRINGBOKS DEFEAT

MIDLANDS.

THROUGH KRUTER'B "AGENCY.}{

1

to-day defeated the Midland Coun

LONDON, Oct. 21, The South African rugger side ties by thirteen points to three at Birmingham.

in a full year but if the dollar re LENIENCY RECOMMENDED. mains round about 1. 2d. the yield will be only $128,000. The extra

It will be remembered that incost to the general public when they February last liquor and tobacco buy such luxuries would be small. duties were placed on, a sterling As an example, the duty on a pint basis but that the actual figures bottle of the perfunio Eau de in the table were reduced to the Cologne or on a pint of the hair figures in force prior to June, 1930, wash Eau de Quinie would amount when in that month they were rais with a 18. 2d dollar to $1.40. cd. To take an example, unstrip-

New Bills Passed', ped-tobacco class 1(a) prior to June, 1930, was assessed at 35 per The following Bills passed their lb. In February it was reduced second and third readings:- to 50 per lb. on the sterling basis."A It has now been raised to 70 on. a sterling basis. The actual duty payable per lb. reckoned by the conventional dollar before the pre- sent order, was made was at the, rate of 87 per lb.. The duty to-day is 81.14 an incrcaso of approximate

Bill to amend the Code of Civil procedure.”.

"A Bill to amend further the Arms and Ammunition Ordi- lance, 1990.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS CASE

VERDICT,

Criminal Sessions on a charge of The trial of two Chinese at the assaulting a woman with intent to rob concluded late in the afternoon yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) after a lengthy ddress by Mr. Hin Shing Lo on chaff of the first accused.

In returning a verdict of guilty against the first accused, the fore mag of the jury said that the majority of the members were in A. Bill to amend the suitors' favour of recommending leniency Funds Ordinance, 1890. The second accused being found not With regard to the last, a clause guilty, he was discharged

His Lordship said that he did not

recommendation, but he would as sume as much as possible in the Recused's 'favour by sentencing him to one year's imprisonment with. hard labour.

WHAT IT DID IN THE

UPSIDE DOWN FLYING:

PILOT TO TRY TO CROSS

FIRTH OF FORTH.

THE S.S. KAUSING. defect in Kausing's wireless telo- graph it was found impossible to got a wireless message through to her and the Naval Authorities very kindly detailed H.M.&. Stormcloud. to investigate Acting on a report received from the Stormcloud by over six miles of open son is to be Ang attempt to fly upside down" the Naval Authorities, the Harbour made by Capt. A G Bullmore, one Master sont out the Kausing on the of the Berkshire Air Circus pilote. morning of September to carry to his back, and attempt to fly

RECENT TYPHOON

HARBOUR MASTER'S REPLY

TO QUESTIONS,

|

the six miles corona, the Pirit of forth to Grapton flying folds, Edinburgh, in that position.

He will take the air at Fifo, turn

If successful this will be the long est upside down flight

Mr. G. Youill, man unders

The Hou, the Harbour Mastor out a thorough soarch. The Kau- (Commander G. F. Hole, RN, resing arrived back in the evening by the Hon, Dr. S, W: Tso on behalf tired), in answers to questions put having rescued in persons

No report has been received by of the Hon. Mr. WEL Shonton,y casualty having occurred on

Lamma Island.. relative to the part played by the

of North. ern Air Lines, an associated con resese tug Kausing in the recent dopy of Ordera, typhoon, which appeared in our Kausing during Lyphoon wether ordinarily difficult fent, for, of 7. A copy of the orders for the when interviewed: It is an extra

pany of the Berkshire concern, said,

columns yesterday, supplied the drawn up in July, 1920, by the fol- course, all the controls are reversed. following answers

lowing Committes: Harbour Master Capt. Bullmore's plane has been ka (Chairman), Mr. R. Sutherland, specially adapted for the stempt, 1-(a) Io trading junka A

Mr. T. N. Chau, representing the the petrol feeds having been arrang- third was towed some distanos but Chinese Chamber of Commerce, ed so that the engine will keep run- the tow line either parted or was Capt. P. H. Rolfe, Marine Superinning with the pinns flying on its eut. The latter is suspected betion Co., Ltd., Capt. R. lunes, tendent, Indo-China Steam Naviga

cause the Kausing cannot steer at Marine Superintendent, China Navi

very low spoeds and the junk people complain that she tows too fast. A line was thrown to a fourth junk but although caught was not made fast.

(b) ' Nöne-no_junks or cargo boats, approachable by Kausing, were found in need of assistance.

back

gation Co., Capt. E. H. Neave, Senior Wharfinger, Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., is SPORTS GOODS. tabled.

8-The Master works under the general instructions as laid down Labove.

Mossages received at the liarbour Olice are passed to him as requisite and in apecial cases definite in structions from the Harbour Master. The Harbour Master atts in general contral but in typhoon wes her a great deal must be left to the initiative und judgment of the master who is the man on the spot and is better able to judge the capabilitice of the Kausing in the weather conditions then prevailing than can an officer sitting in an

-Past Green Taland where two small sampaña were offered assist ance at 10.30 am. This assistance was refused and the sampans reach ed shelter under their own oars.

3-(^) A request was received pany for the, Kausing to tow someo from the Kowloon Godown Com-

lighters from off Kowloon Wharf to Yaumati Shelter. This was passed to Kuusing but no action was taken as there appeared to bo no danger to life-The Whafage. Co. having their own laagches avail able.

(b) A request was received from

lighters from West Point to You- Kwong Hip Lung to tow some

anti. As by then the Kausing had proceeded to the Eastern end of the harbour it was explained to his re- presentative that the craft in the wont having had their opportunity to be towed to safety, it would be unfair to recall the Kausing from the East and so deprive any craft in the East, who might be in need of assistance of their opportunity to accept towage. This request was

(9) Cigaretten $0.90 ly 30 per cent. and this is the ap- was added when the Council was now the grounds for the jury's not passed to Kausing.

(3) Other manufactured: to- bacco including snuff and

and eigar cuttings ...........20.00.

proximate increase throughout the

in committed to the effect that the table At the time the estimate new" Bill did not come into force

(Vontinued on next Golumn.) until January 1, 1932.

FROM NOW ON-

-OUR CIGARETTE!

THE

FAVOURITE

OF

DISCRIMINATING

SMOKERS

THREE CASTLES

CIGARETTES

FAMOUS FOR FIFTY YEARS

FLOOD RELIEF.

RESULT OF RECENT DRIVE

IN HONG KONG.

(c) A report was received that some lighters belonging to Butter field & Swira wero in trouble to the westward, As the Kausing had already proceeded to the East this report was not passed to the Kau- sing for the same reason as art forth án 3. (b)

(d) A report was received from the Green Island Cement Co. that some lighters were in distress off Hok Yuen (Kowloon Bay). This message was passed to Kausing. On arrival at Hok Yuen owing to ad weather conditions the Master decided that it would be un undue risk to take the Kausing in to the lighters, a decision with which the Harbour Master concurs..

The result of the drive for the Flood Relief Fund organised by the Chinese Chamber of Commores for Import and Export are to hand..

First of the fifteen groups is Mr. Ma Man Fai, of the Sincere Cojunk was sinking inside Kellett

Ltd.

Scoond is Mr. M. C. H.. Than Yue, of the Wah Yuo Shing Co.

Third is Mr. P. Gock Chin, of the Wing On Co.

Winner of individual results Mr. A. Tak Sum with over 83,000.

The sum of 820,000 has been re- mitted recently by The Bank of China to the North China Flood Relief Association at Hankow for immediate distribution and a novel feature of the campaign was the daily broadcasting of results from Sincere's store, where every mem- ber of the staff lins been unsparing. in their efforts for tho common

cause

Acknowledgement

~ (c) A report was received that a

Island. This message was passed to Kausing. On arrival off Kellett Island no sign of such juik could be seen. The Master did not search inside Kellett Island as there was insufficient water for the safe navi- gation of the Kausing,

Messages were passed to Kausing as stated above.

Record of action taken in containi ed in the log

Copies of both the Deck Log and' Wireless Telegraph Log are pro, duced.

Offera Daclined,

4. A large number of junks and

of contribu-cargo boats estimated at about 100

tions for funds from the European were lying alongside the praya and community in Hong Kong:-

wharves. Each group was offered

Wm. Meyerink & Co. 50 towage. Bome craft declined others

James H. Backhouse, Ltd.

50

R. & C. Roff....

$

20

90

Kato & Co.

U S. Sherly & Co.

Harry Wicking & Co

Chik Fung Co...

Robertson Wilson & Co., Ltd. 25 Lowton Co,.

A. Gocke & Co.

20

358685822589:

00

Jebsen & Ca.

Ruttonice & Co.

Sander Welder & Co

Mr. Burt

50

20

Mr. Ruttonjer

POPPY DAY FUND.

OPENING SUBSCRIPTIONS,

ignored the offer. Advan

"No record was kept. An order has now been issued that such-n

record shall be kept in futureneta

5.The Kausing due to weather conditions was anchored in Kowloon Bay at 3 p.m. At 4.50 p.m. cnetor was weighed but at 6.10 p.m., the Kausing proving unmanageable at low spcode anchor was again drop-

30 peland Kausing remained at an

chor until 0 p.m. when the woather moderating she again got under

The following subscription have been received for the Poppy Day Fund

HE the Governor and

Lady Peel it. $100. The Hon. Mr W., H. Bell. 100 MR. J. 3-Mitchell 60

Mr. G. £. Archbutt

$976

way.

Most of the craft sunk or broken

up against the praya wall met their late between the piers to the west. of the Harbour Offles between 2.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. Had the Kau- sing been present off these piers she would have been unable to go in to these craft, as she would have been running a grave risk of be coming herself a casualty against" the praya walk Ba

6-On Beptember 3 whilst the Kausing was being employed carry- ing out the Gap Rock Lighthous relief a report was received that some fishing junks had been wrock- ed on the Lema Islands in Chineso Territory. Owing to a temporary

giving priority to the saving of life. -All craft regardless of size,

10.This is anwered by the roply to question 1.

The undersigned beg to announce the opening of their Store at No. 8A, Ice House Street (adjacent to Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd.) Dealers and Specialists in, and experts at repairing, sporting goods." Turf Contracting also under- taken.

Inspection of store cordially invited.

TADPOLE & SONS.

23rd Oct, 1931

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