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SPORTS & GENERAL

AQUATIC CIRCLES Government Proposal To

INTEREST IN CENTRED ON CHARITY CARNIVAL ON JULY 26

European Y.M.C.A.-'Varsity Best Of Three Galas Fixed For The End Of This Month

BY JIN

CLUBS HAD THEIR ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE LEADING FIRST SWIMMING GALAS OF THE SEASON, arrangements are being staged for further night fries, Principal amongst them is the versus the Combined Chinese Clubs which V.R.C.-European YMCA. will be held next month on July 26.

The Chinese clubs have taken great interest in this charity swim meet and Ho Siew-um of the Chiese Bathing Club has been chosen

Final convenor.

arrange- 10 represent them as their swimming inents have been made Jast Tuesday and very exciting and in- teresting swimming should be witnessed.

The European Y.M.C.A. poor will; Royal Cope of Signals are head. te the scene of two good quattrug the European YMCA Invita galas at the end of tails monthlon Water-Pulo

150

Hongkong University will have!

the services of W. S. Gegg of over.

Jacqueline

SOVIET AQUATIC MEET

One world record, one European record nd alx Bovies records were broken at Muscow the course

of the Soviet swimming champion- ships

in

Mechkoff of Leningrad covered the 200 metres breast-stroke the time of 2 minutes 23 1/10 seconds, breaking the world re- Bord ei by the Soviet Wine Bochenko by 6/10 of a second.

the Ouchadoff covered

200 metres free style in 2 minutes 11 2/10 seconds, breaking the Euro-

the Swede set by Pean record Borne

The Sovint feminine swimming stur Alekhina Covered the 400 minules metres backstroke in 5

Sovint

156 7/10, setting another ¡record tournament lea

of Anderson

W Ozorin, Kenneth VRC has improved greatly and is seas fame, A. Lo. Ng Sul-man Huang, Shanghai

Offset The Concession To Married Taxpayers

"TO OFFSET THE CONCESSION TO MARRIED TAXPAY- THE UNMARRIED ERS GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO TAX MORE HEAVILY BY REDUCING THE EXEMPTION LIMIT OF $4,806 A YEAR TO $3,600; in this connexion I would point out that the exemption milt for United Kingdom Income Tax now stands al 110 or $1,760," said the Financial Secretary (Bon. Mr. R. R. Todd) at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday afternoon when he moved the first reading of a Bill to amend and consolidate the War Revenue Ordinance of 1940. Addressing the Counch, the in- the Empire, the instructions ancial Secretary said:-

the Imperial Government in such Sir, 1 rise to move the first matters as censorship, economic

"An warfare Bill Intituled

and trade control, the reading of a Ordinance to amend and consoll-political situation in the Far East to саке date the War Revenue Ordinance has made it necessary of 1940."

very extensive and sometimes very measures for the de-

of

Your Excellency and Honour-expensive able Members Will

that fence of the Colony "ecall

Apparent to all are such mea rather more than a year ago, on March 14, 1940, the Honourable sures as the provision of tunnels other torros of protection Mr HR Butters moved the first and

"An against air attack. the mobilisa- reading of a Bill intituled Ordinance 10 Impose war taxes tion of the Naval Volunteer Force. and to

131 regulate

Collection and the intensive training of the

Detence in Volunteer time to us

Corps: other thereof." At that

the Hongkong

war 11 Europe measures which I caduct mentioni seemed almost a remote Incident here are well known to Honour- The initial excitement and the able Members invasion and partition of

Poland

taxes

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Charles the Club's hope for the Ladies and long distance championships this year Her good K.F.C. BOWLS RINKS invasion of Denmark and Norway, be insufficient to cover the ever-Yat Church when Naney Koon

The following have been select. who is rumoured to time of 31.4/5 seconds in the 50' title holder.

the เก

Ir ter ed to represent the Kowloon FC. have joined the University again yards free-style

members gala was very promising in the Lawn Bowls League to this term.

For the "Y". David Hutchinson, as the Colony's best time for this morrow:.....

their old event is only 30.4/5 seconds. Colony crampton, Stalwarts, A. F. May. R. Goldman,

Tel. 20618.

The Chater Endowment Full Bill

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GERMAN MERMAID MAKES On Saturday, June 28. the Euro-gue with a 100 per cent. record to

TWO NEW RECORDS Dean YM.C.A. will entertain the date. LC Dignan of the Corps is.

Miss Anni Kepell established two Hongkong University in a friendly heading the league's goal scUCETS

excellent new world records in Duesseldorf tussle. Both these clubs have same with 16 goals. a very

YIELD INSUFFICIENT fine swimmers and a gred star achievement considering that the when she was timed at 8 minutes

had been followed by a period of

Long before the end of the fin- dard of swimming will be expect Corps had played only six games 18.3 seconds for the 400 m. breast-

stroke, and 7 minutes 43.4 seconds comparative Inactivity during the ancial year 1948-41 and while the le date

for the 500 2017 breast-stroke winter of 1939-40.

estimates for 1941-42 were in pre-!

A pretty double wedding took! the event.

The amazing events 31 theparation it became clear that the spring and summer of 1940-the yield from the war

would place yesterday afternoon at Hop

the over-running at Holland and growing war expenditure and in Koon Leung and Miss Mary Lim.

tollowed by Belgium, closely

the his budget speech on January 23, became the brides of Messrs. Henry

The Bill of Ordinance defeat and collapse of otr great last the Honourable Mr. Butters 8. T. and Joseph Cheung, sons of incoporate Trustees capable ally. France, which left the Bri-announced that His Excellency the late Mr. M. S. Cheung and Mrs holding property and empowered tish Empire fighting virtually the Officer Administering the Cheung, of Hongkong, respectively. 0 administer two trust funds alone and with its back to the Government had reconstituted the The Rev. Cheung Chuk Ling known as The Chater (Cathedral wall were as yet undreamt of War Revenue Committee to re-offelated.

Endowment Fund and The Chater Britain had not examine and advise Government; The Battle of

The brides looked charming inst. Andrew's Church) Endowment and been fought

won and then the existing measures of War Chinese gowns of white lace and Fund for the purpose of assisting Battle of the Atlantic had not Taxation In the light of

the their tulle veils were held in place in the maintenance of St. John's reached serious proportions.

Colony's present financial position with orange blossoms,

They Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church Here in this Colony the propo- and the actual receipts from the carried sheaves of lotus lilies and in this Colony, was read

a ftrat with the four taxes imposed by the War maiden-hair ferns.

time at the meeting of the Legis- After the ceremony a reception lative Council. budget for 1940-41, to raise addi- Revenue Ordinance of 1940.

purposes The reconstituted War Revenue was held at Hop Yat Church Hall tlonal revenue for war was followed by the appointment Committee presented its Report where many friends congratulated of a representative War Revenue on May 23 last. The Report has the newly-weds. Committee which in February, been laid on the Table of this 1940, recommended that the de- Council and has been published as sired war revenue should be rals-Eessional Paper No. 4 of 1941. It

B. S. Wilson and N. D. Booker wil give stern resistance to the un dergrads

Govern

On Monday, June 30, ment will hold an inter-depart; mental meet in aid of the Bomber Fund Taking part in the tete. will be the Police. P.W.D., Prisons, €8,0.. Harbour Omee, Urban

A

SECOND DIV.-B. D. Evans A Dand. V Chittenden W. C. Simpson (skip); W. Naef. A. East mån. C. Dowman, E. Kern (skip): A Lapsley. V. Atlenza, P. Young- husband, W. V. Fleid (skip).

Charles Huang. Shanghai Lille

"A" class holder, won the V.R.C 50 yards free-style on June 14 in the fairly good time of 28 seconds. Apart from being a threat to Chan THIRD DIV.: -8. Thomson, S Chun nam in the long distance, he C. Wong. C. H. Fuller. T. Fergus- will bear watching in the sprint son (skip); G. E. Cross, C. Wood-sal, made in connexiun

This youngster has great cock events.

A Macintyre, R. M. Ogden promise and should prove to be a (skip); B. Williams, G. Frost, y. Council, Medical, Education and stumbling block to aspiring Abbus, J. T. Smalley (skip)

Reserves:--W. Ogley. W. Sera phina, J. Gibson.

the Revenue Office.

At North Point, Chinese Clubs are busy training for their Die meel against combined V.R.C and European Y.M.C.A. and they wa

champs.

In young Tony Lopes VRC has

back-stroker. great

A though NEW OAKS JOCKEYS be holding a few trials at the be still in his teens, this boy has

AND PROBABLES ginning of next month. As yet given A. K. Rumjahn, Colony back- there is no news of any galsa,

DRIPPING FROM

THE SEA

Sing Tao Swimming Club,

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are

Clubs

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HOCKEY MATCH

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12 LONDON, June (Reuter) aroke champ, many a fine tussle. Old-timers redict that it won't be Probables and jockeys for the New lung before he pulls our champion Oaks are: from his throne,

Firle (Lowrey), H Hampton Richardson), Falence (Arthur

The recommendations of the a draft Bl the Siew-um of

Chinese Wragg). Precocity (Beary), Com-

were embodied In d It is necessary though possessing many star Bathing

Club has been chosen motion (Harry Wragg). Dancing Committee

main swimmers, have no pool of their Convenor for the Combined Chi-

¡Time (Perryman), Sanny

Dear draf: War Revenue Bill which was that the

Government, by

and involved, accepted They

their charity gala on Cliff Richards), Sanatoga (Bridg dependent onnese Clubs

passed by¦ which was eventually their July 20. for Chinese

This is not the first time swimming practice and there is he has represented the Chinese inland). Beausite (Taylor: Turkana this Council on April 25, 1940, as

(Evans), Mercy (Ephraim Smith), Ordinance No. 13 of 1940. Itutte hope of their entertaining these functions. Chinese swim other clubs in friendly galas,

mers and fans alike, owe a lot to Chelan (Beasley), Romen Empress

It was hoped, on the basis of a rough estimate by Mr. Caine, his untiring efforts in promoting (no fockey).

Interview!

that the revenue from these war familarly friendly competitions. Tommy

the assurance that

be of the order of tuxes would known as Wong Chi-hung, of Singed he gave

$6.000,000 each year and that this Tan, is one of the best Chinese with the Chinese team that he has

devoted to would be revenue South in mind for the meet he cannot sprinters.

the WOI

the meeting

cost of collection A challenge hockey match China A.A. champtonship in the possibly foresee anything but vic-

He also stated that be ex-

roller-skates between the Empress (estimated at $400,000 annually) last few years and is also known tory.

the abnormal expenditure war is scheduled to take imposed on the Colony by they place early next month.

at about. conditions (estimated A no- minal fee for admission will be $1,800,000 annually), thus leaving charged and proceeds will be a substantial balance available for donated to free schools for Chi-gifts to the Imperial Government vės- nese orphans,

in the form of locally-built

War sels for the Admiralty and Department $5,000,000 to be spent in the two financial years 1940-41 In the European Y. M. C. A. In- and 1941-42) and perhaps also for vitation water-polo tournamen further gifts in cash or kind. yesterday. R. C. Signals defeated

TO WHAT EXTENT?

He

CHALLENGE

on

than

BON, MR. S.H, DODWELL Moving the first reading, the Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell said:

This Bite one to provide fur the incorporation of the Trustees

(St.

ed by a combination of taxes on is therefore available to all who and--except in the case of Salaries of the Chater (Cathedral) Endow property on salaries and on cor- wish to read it and I do not pro-Tax to which I shall reter presentment Fund and the Chater

business profits pose now to go into the facts and ly-raise the rates of the war Andrew's Church) Endowment made in the Colony assessed on principles which guided the Com-taxes to seven and fourteen per Find. it has been di? advertised

Its conclu-cent.

The estimated yield from in accordance with the Royal in- bases and at rates calculated to mittee in coming to impose very broadly the same de-sions and

recommendations, the five war taxes on this basis Is structions and the standing orders gree of sacrifice on the several, which, as in the case of the or-$15.400,000 per annum. If this sum of this Couticfi relating to private classes of persons affected.

ginal Committee, were set out in realised, and taking into account bills and copies have been for- the $8,000,000 surplus of revenue warded to the H. the Attorney to say. however, over expenditure in 1940-41, the General. recommendations expected total revenue for the cur-

The two funds in question were Tent financial year more

provided by the late 8lr Catchick revision

commitments at pre-Paul Chater during his life time Firstly,

of the equates the various clauses of the War Re-sent known). I am afraid, however, venue Ordinance of 1940 with a that other commitments will in- for the purpose of assisting in the maintenance of St. John's Cathe- Andrew's view to adjusting the principal evitably appear; in fact some are dral Church and St.

the already looming on the financial inequities in those Ordinances;

augmenting Church and for Secondly, increase in the horizon.

stipends of the clergy for the time those places allowances for a wife and child- The Bill which is

before being officiating at now ren made to those persons pay- Council provides therefore for of worship. ing Salaries Tax:

taxation at the basic rates of seven

Under the provisions In imple- Thirdly, a different basis for and fourteen per cent.

funds trust deeds the two Your assessment of the tax on mentation of

Excellency's vested in Trustees who have in- profits made by those carrying pledge that attention would on a trade profession or bus-given to the question whether this ness, with a view to increasing further increase in the basic rates donor's wishes: the Trustees of the yield from this tax which would re-act harshly on lower- had proved disappointing on salaried residents who have to the previous basis owing to the maintain a family elsewhere than evasion thereby in the Colony, having regard to loopholes for

It has been found in the past that

afforded;

the very considerable increases considerable expense has had to be or retire- new ax on the that are being made in the allow-incurred on the death one broad source of unearnedances for

and children, ment of a Trustee in order to ap- wives income hitherto untaxed, name-Government has decided that pay-point a New Trustee and vest the ly, an Interest Tax on certainment of Salaries Tax on the first trust property in him. classes of readily ascertainable five thousand dollars should not In order to avoid this expense in interest arising in or accruing be increased beyond the six per the future the present Trustees are Ordin- in the Colony on debentures. cent. recommended by the Com-seeking incorporation by mortgages, bills 01 sale and mittee, business loans; and

to be an adept oarsman, having pects a record crowd at the charity Skating Rink and the Ciro Skat- and Won the Open Rowing harbour gaia, for although Chinese are not ing Rink race last year for the second time very from a big field.

SPORTING

conscious, swimming

are a patriotle race.

CHINESE IN

A.R.P. UNIT

FIXTURES CANADA FORM

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

1

WATER-POLO

Scorers were

LAWN BOWLS.-First. Division,

With a view to assisting the local, 5th A. A. by 7-0.

It is now possible to look back Recreio "A" v. Civil Service, In authorities in air defence Chinese Biduan (5) and Hunt (2). The upon the first year of assessment,į dlan R.C. v. Craigengower, Kow-

residents in Vancouver, Canada, former has netted 23 goals in seven which began on April 1, 1949, and loon B.G.C. “B” v. Kowloon CC.. have organised an A.R.P. unit with games, Kowloon B.G.C. "A" v. Police R. Mr. Cheng Kun pel. Chairman of At the C.-Kowloon Docks R.C.

the Chinese Benevolent Association YM. C. A. beat Navy "C" 7-2. creto "B" Second Division: Kow- there, as chief, according to word - loon C.C. v. Kowloon Tong, Tal- received here from Canada. koo R.C. v. Prison O.C. Third

V.

Re-

Division: Hongkong F.C. v. Cral-!

The unit, consisting of three

gengower, Poilce R.O. v. Kowloon sections, namely, Boy Scouts, First. Aid and Air Raid Precautions. has;

In- Y

H.G.G.. Hongkong C.C. v. Kowloon been officially sanctioned by the F.C.. Hongkong Electric

Canadian National Defence De dlan R.O.

partment, and will operate mainly WATER-FOLO.- 8th Coastal Regt. in the Chinese district in the city RA. v. 085th Battery, R.A. (Army when emergency comes (Central

pool), 12 noon.

SUNDAY, JUNE 22 WAITER-POLO-8th Coastal Regt, R.A. v. Navy "C" (Navy pool). 11 a.m.: 965th Battery, RA, v 36th Battery, RA (Navy pool){ 11.30 am. 5th A.A. Regt. R.A. v.

News).

EDUCATIONAL FILMS

the

Fourthly, а

Fifthly, the

raising

be

of

the were

vested the capital and applied the with the income in accordance

both funds are the same.

CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE

ance; the draft Bill now before the

The effect of this concession is Council carries out this desire. of the that a man with a wife and no provides a simple and inexpen- original basic rates of taxation'children will not pay more in sive method of appointing New from five and ten per cent, to Salaries Tax than he did last year Trustees and secures the advan- six and twelve per cent. respec-untess bis income is more than tages of stability and perpetual tively

$11,000 while a man with a wife! succession.

ended on March 31, 1941. and to Navy pool, European enquire to what extent the above expectations have been realised. The actual revenue derived from. the four war taxes for that year of assessment was approximately $9,000,000 or fifty per cent. more!

The two funds will of It was estimated by the Com-land one, two or more children will that the original estimate, and f am glad to say that the cost of mittee that af basic rates of ave not, generally speaking, pay more continue to be administered by the the yield in unless his income is over $15,000. Trustees in accordance with the collection, that is to say the cost and ten per cent. of the War Taxation Department, 1941-42 from the five taxes would Mr. Lo Ming-you, well-known was only 3 per cent, of the total amount to $11,000,000; since this by Your Excellency to say that in the two trust deeds. Chinese motion picture producer amount collected.

ASSOCIATION

incurred meet the anticipated war expen-

At

Course

I was, however, authorised today wishes of the donor as cofituined

sum would not be sufficient TO further consideration will be given The Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson and member of the Supervisory No expenditure WAS Committee of the Chinese Educa- during the financial year

which diture during that year the Com-to the question of thereasing the seconded,

an increase allowances for the third and fourth tional Films Association, Hongkong ended on March 31, 1941, in rea-mittee recommended

baslė rates to six and children; if on this account it is branch has left for Singapore topect of the locally-bullt vessels to in the SHANGHAI TRAM

BICYCLE RACE establish ₤1 branch agsociation be presented to His Majesty's twelve per cent. in order to pro- necessary to amend the Bill ther FARES INCREASED there.

Government and consequently the duce an estimated yield of $13,-amendiment can be made in the Committee stage at the Second

A-bicycle-racing contest. Apon- Interviewed prior to his depar-whole of this-honourable Hamlity-200.000

reading. The dringhai Manicipal Counel! turo, Mr. Lo revealed that the idea now

sored by Chinese TMC.A., and increased to

RAISE BATES $3,220,000 bo-

abúdents of the Middlesex "A" ("y" pool), 11 has approved an application sub- to establish a branch of the Chin-cause the tendered price of the

the last meeting of this To offset the concession to mar confined to: a.m.; Europeni Y.M.CA. v. Mdmitted by the Shanghai Electric car Educational Flims Association vessels for the War Department Council, Your Excellency spoke of ried taxpayers Government pro- Colony's schools, will be held on dindex "B" ("Y" poof). 1130 a.m.; Construction Co., Ltd. for an in- in Singapore was conceived by proved to be higher than antici- the need for a greater economic poses to tax the unmarried more July 2. The contestants will be Navy "" v.

Royal Béota "A" ercase in the company's charges General Wn Te-then, Becretary-pated, appears, in the printed war effort on the part of the heavily by reducing the exemption required to undergo a medical (Army pool). 11 sm. Royal on the basis of maximum fares of General of the Kuomintang when estimates for the financial year people of Hongkong and invited limit of 24,800 a year to $3,500; in examination before entries aro-ac Scots "B". Combined man 10 cents and 10 cents per mile for he visited British Malaya Inst 1941-42. But on the other hand comparison with the effort and this connexion I would point out capted. Units Army Po81), 11.30 a.m.

1st and 3rd Class accommodation spring in the capacity of Minister the abnormal expenditure, impos- sacrifices which are being made that the exemption Htmit for United respectively.

of Overseas Affairs,

ed on the Colony by war tondi- by the Hable of the United King-Kingdom Income Tax now standa

Publin Health (Food and Banita- The revised fares which will Mems. Lo Ming-yhu, Lam Allons has proved during the patt det m the hobe and bolter that at 110 or $1,700

würde were come into effect on June 28, will man, and Hauch Yung-tal, Wall- twelve months or so to be very Yout they's

'alk, I now confidently commend)tion) sumendments made by the involve an increase in the average known figures in the Chinese mo-much groter indh the original finely and koguptable to all, Gov-

eriment, and poplating the the Bill to the attention of this Urban Council on May 20, 1941,

were approved at the meeting of. Rain again walked out yester charges per mile from 6.37 cents tion pletura circles, were subes-estimate.

In addition to the exBuddhianaFecommendations of la recona Connoll day's Longue Tennis and the Open for let Uissa and 4.87 sente for quently appointed by the Associf- Pairs Championship lawn bowli 3d Cláss, to 9,11 and 7.99 cents tion to form a preparatory commit. ineftred

respectively.

NO SPORTS

Alt Implétávaliti sa kurentki var novenia Committed my attorney Genstal sedorted the Legislative Couhell yesterday cordion With all offer Harth or proposed to do die lied further and the 2013 Wils read a frit time, afternoon.