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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY. MAY 11. 1929.
BRITISH BURDENS
OF WAR
MOST HEAVILY TAXED
NATION.
OTHERS MUST SHARE ANY FRESH IMPOSTS.
LABOUR POLICY.
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London, May 10, Britain has borne an excessive- ly heavy share of the financial burdens entailed by the War.
Great Britain made war advances to her Allies amounting to £1,600,000,000, and in order to finance her Allies she borrowed more than half that amount from the United States.
Britain in 1922 funded hori debt to the United States on terms with provided for full repayment in 62 years, with back interest from Jane, 1919, capitalised at 4 per cent, and interest from the date of funding at 3 per cent. for ten years and 3 per cent. thereafter. The amounts due to her were far in excess of her debt due to the United States, but the
NEW P
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WEIGHT TAX
PETROL
TAX DRIV
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HORSE- POWER
TAX
THE MOTORIST
PILING It ON.
Balfour Note of August. 1922, FLEET SURRENDERS. summed up the British policy on the question in the following sentences:
Policy Outlined.
"The policy favoured by the Majesty's Government is that of surrendering
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Canton Railway line from Shek- lung, or of the Kwangsi forces who were yesterday supposed to their share of be between Sam Shui and Canton, German reparations and writing can be obtained...
THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
A
REASSEMBLY FIXED FOR JUNE 25TH.
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London, May 10.
Royal Proclamation
ordera
oft, through one great transaction, a The Chinese merchant vesssl the new Parliament to assemble on the whole of the Inter-Allied which arrived from Swatow at June 25th.-Reuter Indebtedness. But If this be daylight yesterday morning with a
London, May 10. found impossible of accomplish-large number of troops on board H.M. the King resumed official ment, we wish it to be understood and which anchored off lonam business to-day in connexion with: That we do not in any ev、nt desire Point opposite Shameen, landed the dissolution of Parliament. to make a profit out of it,
the troops at Honum this morning and held a Privy Council at without incident.
Craigwell House, which was in "In no circumstances do we pro- pose to ask more from our debtorsments of troops within the elly Parliament.
There are considerable move telephonic communication with
than is necessary to pay to our creditors. And while we do noti
we
and most of the public buildings are occupied and troops are
The Lord Chancellor read the
ask for more, all will admit that stationed all the way along the Speech from the Throne at West- ean hardly be content with Bund. It was expected that the minster, after which the Privy less. For it should not be forKwangui troops would defeat the Council signed the proclamation gotten, though it sometimes, Is. Canton troops in the West River of dissolution, at Bognor." That, our liabilities were incurred district and march into Canton for others, not for ourselves,
means
war
Heavy Sherffices.
The state of the parties at the almost unopposed; now it seems, time of the dissolution is as fol- rather дн though the Canton lows: troops were being recalled into Can- ton to make a definite stand here.
Aeroplanes Active.
"Food and raw materials were required by the immense naval and military efforts of Great Britain, and the amounts advanced This is quite the first time that to the Allies were provided, not by aeroplanes have been so exten- of foreign loans, but by sively used in warfare in the South. taxation. An appeal was All day long they have been 'going therefore made to the Government up and down from the aerodrome of the United States and; under and circling over the fleet, besides have been scèn the arrangement they arrived at, which several the United States insisted that going much further afield in the though our Allies were to spend direction of Sam Shui, probably money, it was only on our security reconnoitring over the fwangali that they were allowed to spend it.
This co-operative effort was of infinite value to the common cause, but it cannot be said that the role assigned in it to this country was one of special privilege or ad- vantage."
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The sacrifiers which this policy
ما
forces.
There are still porsistent re- ports thint Kwangsi aeroplanes have been seen over Canton, but these entirely lack confirmation;
Conservatives, 398. Labour, 168.
Liberala, 45.
Independent Liberal, one. Irish Nationalist, one. Independenta, 3. Constitutionalists, 2. Communist, one.
Prohibitionist, one.-Reuter,
THE DAVIS CUP.
HUNGARY WINS EASILY OVER NORWAY.
Oslo, May 10.
so does a report which says that In the concluding match of the two acroplanes have been wrecked first round of the Davis Cup Com- this morning at the Tai Sha Tau petition, Hungary defeated Nor aerodrome fir a collision.
way by four matches to one.--- Reuter.
British Murines Land...
4.10 p.m.
The Shameen Bund has just been closed and a few British Marines landed,
British Succennem.
Warsaw, May 10. In the second round of the Davis Cup Competition, Britain Aeroplanes threatened to bomb has so far secured two singles
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(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.)
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details are reflected in the fact that Britain is in the most heavily laxed condition, and by all parties it is insisted that the cost of any
allowed further alleviation Germany must not falf
#pon Britain alone, but must be shared
nations. Bristish Wireless,
Report Being Re-drafted,
Paris, May 10. The creditor Powers have de- elded temporarily to drop the question of the distribution of German reparation payments,
did not surrender at 3.30 p.m.
Several aeroplanes have just passed over the fleet and one in particular was observed to swoop and pass very low.
Gunboats Surrender,
At the same moment, all the ships have run up the white flag,
Sir, Josiah Stamp, with Dr. and I presume this means surren Schacht, is re-drafting the Com-der. The acroplanes are Btill
Austin
(Britain) beat Tar- nawski (Poland) 6/1, 6/1, 6/1; and Hughes (Britain) defented Stolarow (Poland), 7/5, 6/1, 6/2 -Reuter,
CLEAR TO CLOUDY.
till noon
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mittee's report embodying Dr. circling overhead, but no bombs to the weather forecast the BRILLIANT, ROYAL LOVE STORY!
Schacht's ideas of what safe-have been dropped, The foreign moderate; clear to cloudy. guards Germany must have if she gunboats are partly cleared for
is to pay the figure suggested by action, but no trouble is expected, Mr. Owen D. Young.-Reuter. and this is merely a precautionary
Labour Policy.
London, May 10. . Discussing reparations in
measure.
Government Ofcials Leave.
Iseem to have been occasioned by the landing of the troops from Swatow from' the merchant vessel which has been lying off Honam A number of the more important Point since yesterday morning. speech at Doncaster, Mr. Kainsay Government officials are reported) MacDonald declared that the to be on board the Taishan sailing
These troops landed in Honam Labour Party stood for complete for Hongkong at 4.30 p.m. The and their appearance there created and final settlements of War reins of government have been a pante on the Canton side when Debts all round. The Party was offered to several officials within the soldiers took up their positions not going to take on more burdens the last two days, but so far there on the Bund and levelled their unless it got equivalent
rifles across at Honam. guarantees that the nations which have been no takers..
In particular, the Ministry of
All the civilians ran to take said they were unable to accept a less contribution from their pld Finance is without a head, and it enemies proved their poverty by is felt that in capable hands the shelter, but the mistake was soon Apending less on armaments. Central Bank notes would pro-discovered and order re-establish Renier.
bably recover. It must not be ed. A similar incident occurred forgotten that there are still shortly afterwards.
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German Finances.
twenty million dollars to be! Business continues for foreign collected from the merchants infirms and commercial telegrams Berlin, May 10.
taxes; if these are paid entirely in are still accepted at the Telegraph The Reichsbank returns show silver, at least, the recently chop-Administration. Some Inconven- that the covering in gold and ped notes should be re-established. fence has been caused to Bilk foreign currencies for the bank-
Large quantities of silver coins exporters owing to the fact that note circulation is only 41 per have been pouring into Shameen no silk has arrived from the cent,, thus approaching the lowest throughout the day, in particular, country since Wednesday: The statutory level,
the Bank of Taiwan has received a new season has only just com The recent increase in the dis-tremendous quantity. count rate and restrictions in dis- **** ' counting bills have not resulted
Patse Alarms.
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menced and there are very heavy shipments to be made during May. However, it is not expected that
In the expected relief, and a new There were two panies this the present situation will last Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY increase in the bank rate is re-morning on the Bund, but both many days.Our Own Correspon FRANKLIN,' st 1 and 8.' Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria garded as Inevitable.---Reuter,
proved to be false alarms. They dent. Hongkong,
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