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ECONOMIC WAR EFFORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE: TERMS OF REFERENCE

THE ECONOMIC WAR EFFORT ADVISORY COM- MITTEE which is to report to Government on various questions of economic and financial policy in relation to wartime needs has been constituted as follows:-

CHAIRMAN: Mr. D. J. Sloss, dictated limits of personal con- C.BE., M.A.

sumption in the United Kingdom are nevertheless operative in Hongkong.

COMMITTEE: Professor B. Robertson, M.A., Lt:-Col. R. D. Walker, M.C,, Mr. D. Kelvin- Stark, Mr. M. F. Key, O.B.E., Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick, Mr.K. S. Morrison, Mr. D. C. Ed- mondston, Mr. A. H. Penn, Mr. Ng Chak Wa, Mr. S. M. Churn, Mr. R. E. Heašman (acting for Mr. C. Rogers). Mr. W. T. Lewis (Secretary).

TERMS OF REFERENCE

GENERAL

WORKING OF THE PROPOSED NEW INTEREST TAXATION

The Commissioner of War Taxation. Mr. à. G. Clarks, re- ceived the Press in his offices at Windsor House yesterday to explain to the assembled gentlemen the working of the proposed new Interest - Tax.

concerns

The tax, the Commissioner explained, is designed to säve Chinese business

unnecessary embarrassment, Chi- nese business being always much distressed at the thought of people other than those intimately connected with the tranSRC- tions recorded being permitted pernsal at leisure of their books.

to

SECOND FINE FOR SPITTING

Thus, the Interest Tax W The existence of Hongkong'simit the interest in business do-

cuments entrepot trade presents a dif-

mortgages, bilis of to ficut problem, but mear 'res are

Įsale, debentures, or, in short, being discussed to reduce im- registered documents promising to portation and consumption of

pay interest on a loan.. non-essential goods, particular-

The Tax will probably be im- ly by those classes of the com- posed at the rate of 14 per cent.. munity which enjoy a relative- and will affect principally the The second prosecution under ly high standard of life.

creditor who will receive $86 for There can be no doubt that every every $100 due him in a loan with time an individual refrains from interest agreement, $14 going to making a purchase of imported the Treasury.

of

goods, or locally produced goods, Mr. Wong, investing a sum whose production depends to any $1,000 in Mr. Chan's business at The Committee's terms of re-material extent on imported ma-the rate of 10 per cent. per an- ference are to consider and adviseerials, the war effort is directly num, will thus receive, when the as to how the Colony's contribution benefited. In particular. shipping date of payment falls due, & sum to the economic war effort can and productive capacity is saved of $38. best be made, with particular re ference to:-

and. In many cases. foreign ex- To explain in a little more de change. Even where may seem tall the working of the Tax, the (a) the reduction of the cou-that there is plenty of shipping Commissioner of sumption of imported goods with-space for inward freight to Hong-issued the following communique: War Taxation out permanent injury to the en-kong, it must be remembered that; trepot trade or to post-war British saving of time in loading at docks

INTEREST TAX trading interests. and the conser-s important and that many manu- 1. Interest Tax is payable by vation of shipping space, e.8. by tactured articles Imported arejany

person (including a partner- made from raw materials which ship, body of persons, or corpora-

rationing...

(b) the increase of local produc-have to be transported by sea. - tion) who borrow money

tlon-(1) of goods for local con- sumption, and (b) of goods requir- ed by His Majesty's Government for war purposes:

(c) the collection and division into the most useful channels of any savings thus effected.

(a) on a mortgage, bili of sale. or debenture;

the

anti-spitting bye-law was brought before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, at the Centrs) Magistracy yesterday against a Water Works Department coolie. Yuan Luen, 36.

a footpath in Wanchat Road on He was fined $5 for spitting on

wednesday.

Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison · said that defendant was arrested by

Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, Port Health omcer.

GRATITUDE TO HONGKONG

The following telegram has been, received by His Excellency the

(b) for the purpose of his Governor from the Secretary of trade, profession or business. State for the Colonies:- and who pays interest on the loan.

June 2, 1941. Following from Lieut-Colonel

PUBLIC CO-OPERATION The various problems confront- ing the Advisory Committee will be, found difficult of solution, and the whole-hearted co-operation of the general public is cordially invited. | Any · suggestions relating to a 2 The tax is at the rate of 14 Moore-Brabazon, vigorous and successful prosecution per cent. on the interest paid, and of the war effort should be ad-1s payable to the Commissioner of dressed to W. T. LEWIS, SECRE War Taxation at the same for economie sacridees of supplies TARY, ECONOMIC WAR EFFORT as the interest is paid. may not be obvious. Although the ADVISORY COMMITTEE, fundamental reasons which have UNIVERSITY, HONGKONG,

; DIFFICULT PROBLEM Far removed as the Colony is from the theatres of war, the need

Y'S MEN'S TIFFIN:

Interesting Discourse On Chinese Architecture

Continued flow of contributions from Hongkong gives me greatest. Please convey to encouragement time

all who are so splendidly support. THE ample. If you, as a borrower, have ing our common cause my deepest

for their gratitude

unsparing efforts.

The subject of Chinese architecture is at the same time an old and a new subject, Mr. Y. C. Lee, the architect, told the Hongkong Y's Men's Club yesterday. It is old in that it has its origin in antiquity. earlier than perhaps Greek or Egyptian architecture, and new in that comparatively little knowledge, of It is recorded and scholars have but recently begun to conduct research in historical documents relating to the old buildings and study the surviving anelent structures.

For ex-

to pay a sum of $100 as interest. you must not pay the full amount

to your creditor:" you should, pay bim only $86, and you must pay

the balance of $14 at once to the TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Commissioner of War - Taxation.

If you forget about Interest, Tax. and pay the full amount of $100. you will still have to pay the tax of $14 to the Commissioner, but in this case you may recover this sum from your creditor.

WEEKLY RETURN

In the Colony of Hongkong in- clading the Island, Kowloon and New Territories during the week ending at 8 am do Saturday, May 31, 1941, there ́ were altogether 89 3. Your creditor has no claim traffic accidents as the 'result of against you because he does not which three persons were killed receive his full interest, but if he and 25 persons were injured. asks, you must give him an ac- Of the persons killed, three Chi- count of the deduction you have nese males, aged 53, 61 and 12 made in the form of a certificate respectively were knocked

down In the palace buildings of Peking and magnitude must have been of which you can obtain from the and killed by a private, car and are embodied the artistic standards a degree hardly surpassed by the War Taxation Department on a motor lorries respectively, while

crossing the carriageway, plication. and workmanship of nearly all the later palaces in Peking. important dynasties, Mr. Lee said, The whole structure was des-

4. Interest

Of 89 accidents, 37 were colli- pald to á Umited

sions between vehicles: .were for Chinese architecture, like all royed by fre toward the end of liability company or to an ap-

collisions Chinese culture, has followed an he dynasty, but its construction proved bank is not subject to In-

between, vehicles and unbroke Ine of tradition, the undoubtedly set a standard of terest Tax,

pedestrians; 28 accidents were due and therefore any to other causes. earliest beginnings being traceable palatial grandeur which later person who borrows only from to the ancient classics.

capital builders sought constantly limited liability company or to excel.

approved bank is not affected by Chinese architecture reached a · CONQUEROR'S PALACE this tax. A list of approved banks height "of grandeur and magsif- Kublai Khan, when he ordered will be published and will be ob- cence in the Chin and Han dynaa- the building of his grea palace intainable from the War Taxation » OF CHOLERA ties, and one of the inost gran-Peking thought it better not to Department.

GRANDIOSE SCHEME

EIGHT CASES

Eight cases of cholera (six in diose schemes embarked upon by ignore traditional style and the 5. Anyone in doubt about this victoria; one each in Aberdeen any of the great Emperor's was square walls and twelve gates of tax should apply for advice to and Kowloon), six of dysentery. Ch'in Shi Huang TI's great palace his palace were all modelled after the War Taxation Department. three of enteric fever, two of of O Fang Kong, constructed on a the Chinese plan, though the in-This paper is issued without, au-

measles, one of cerebro-spinal

site about 20 11 south-west of her chambers and living quarters thority in an attempt to help the fever and 23 of tuberculos's were Hsienyang, his ancestral capital. were often in the style of his own public to understand the working notified to the Health Authorities

The palace was erected within country or of his conquered ter- of the new tax.

the park or hunting ground of theories.

Emperor and according to rellable It is revealed in the inscriptions

early Han records 700,000 criminals on * contemporary memorial

and prisoners were employed at tablet that the chief architect of EMPIRE FLAG DAY forced labour in its construction. Kublal Khan's" palaces was

the

From an early hour to shortly

on Wednesday.

DEATH OF H.K. RESIDENT

A well-known - local resident

The surrounding palace was said Arab who was appointed together after noon yesterday, members of to have been of such dimensions with two Chinese to take charge the St. John Ambulance Brigade, passed away at the War Memorial that 10.000 persons could be easily of the building. There were many assembled within it. Its grandeur other foreigners serving in

Auxillary Nursing Services and Hospital yesterday in the person court in different capacitics, the

Nursing Division of H.KYDC of Mr. Frank Gordon Herridge, chief of the sculptors being a na were on the streets with their Secretary of W. R. Loxley & Ca live of Nepal, "

trays of flags and collection tins--! (China) Ltd. REVIVAL UNDER WAY the occasion being All-Empire Flag |

are architects today in Day. Sponsored by H. RH the

Duke of Gloucester. Lerapting to revive the spirit of which the flags on many of the To judge by the speed with Chinese architecture and adapt t

There

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT China, Mr. Lee said, who are at RESHUFFLE

Deceased was aged 50. The funeral will take place this afternoon passing the Monument, Happy Valley, at 5.30 o'clock.

It is requested that no flowers

In the design of modern buildings, trays "disappeared," there should be sent and that instead donations CAIRO, June 5 (Reuter) and some splendid work has lately though the actual figures would

have been a record collection al-be made to charity. Cabinet reshuffle is taking place been done in this connexion ry here. Members of the Cabinet Mr. Llang shih-cheng, who studied not be known until today as many have submitted their resignations at the University of Pennsylvania, of the tins had not, up to last to the Premier, who in turn sent in his researches in Chinese archi. night, been counted.

-his resignation to King Farouk

tonight.

tecture.

that the

re-

Some main features of Chizies architecture, Mr. Lee sald, are ai predominant horizontal effect, curved roofs and deep eaves, or-

It is understood forming of the Cabinet will be

completed today under the same derliness of arrangement seen in Premier and with

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

DISASTER FOR HITLER

Astrological forecast, originating from Macao, and which, according to Chinese sources and the verna- cular Press has proved remarkably accurate in the past, points to, a disaster for Hitler this year fol- the Baadist the almost universal grouping of riges were announced at the Re

The following forthcoming mar-lowed by death next year. Party and Wafd still refusing to the principal buildings about great gistry, Supreme Court, yesterday. Join the Cabinet,

While the Ward will still re-rectangular courts and

Mr. Wong Sun-man, merchant, Kung Tsz, which was induced to marked adherance to axial plan- of No. 7 High Street, and Miss descend, after five attempts. by main outside the Cabinet, "this ta purely a question of internal poll with stuccoed walls and painted Terrace, second floor;

ning, a gorgeous use of colours Aileen Lee, of No. 21 Fing Fal Chinese soothsayers. in: Macao. tics and has nothing to do with columns. decorated lintels and

Pec-way, of

- external affairs,

in the

This prophecy was said to be given by a spirit, called "Yuen

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