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CHINA'S TAXES.

LIKIN STILL LEVIED IN HOPEI.

Tientsin, Jan. 7.

Ilkin. Mr. Soong points out in his reply that all financial authorities, provincial or national, have to face the same difficulties in these ab normal times.

punish the responsible official, and wed

to

to delegate representatives Interview Geuerul Chang Hauoh. Tiang for the enforcement of the abolition.Canton Gazette.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931.

TAIKOO CLUB BALL.

́FREPARATIONS NOW WELL.

IN HAND.

THE DOLLAR'S FALL.

EFFECT ON THE ESTIMATES

FOR THIS YEAR.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS and PHILIPPINES.

↓ “BENLEDI” Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous

and/or extra habardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., whonco and/or from the wharves may be obtained;

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undoraign ed on or before the 29th inst., or they will not be recognized.

Mr. Fan is requested, however,

An interesting question arising to go up to Nanking to meet the

Arrangements for this annual Finance Minister, who will mako In view of the fact that the further arrangements with him re-event at Quarry Bay are now well out of the disastrous alump in the

situation in in hand. A willing band of work dollar is the probable effect upon The Steamship, "Tung Shul" Bureau still con-garding the financial

ers, under the Chairmanship of the official estimates for 1931. tinues the levying of licin, despite this province.

It is understood that the Central Mr. D. B. Bone, are busy trans. Some of the mathematically inclined a fairy have engaged themselves in work abolition, the Chamber of Com marco in Tientsin summoned a Government has promised to in-forming the Club into meeting on the 6th, deciding to crease the monthly subsidy to the paince for the evening of the 10thing out the differences, with per- wire to the Ministry of Finance to Canton Treasury from $260,000 to inst., although the splendid Hall turbing results.

of the Club needs very little In The Government's total commit- but this amount is still

the way of decoration to make tments in sterling are not published to cover the deficits.

of the finest halls in the in any convenient form for refer yesterday, the one

enco. The Estimates for 1931 Finance Commissioner told a press Colony. representative that the abolition of The Taikoo Ball has for many were, however, based on 18. 4d. to Ifkin means a decrease of eleven years been looked upon as one of the dollar. Now that exchange is million dollars a year for the Can- the tit-bits of the festive season, down to under a shilling, and if It lon Treasury-A Correspondent. the Club and its surroundings remains there, one calculator estim- lending themselves to a scene of atos that the Government will be The Native Customs.

galety and a feeling of solid en-faced with a defelt of na much as Canton, Jan. 9.

joyment. The dance programme $10,000,0001 contains the beat of the Scotch

In view of the lack of data, this guesswork. dances, and a sufficient number of is probably merely Waltz and Trots that should tempt Some computation is, however pos- sible concerning the commitments all dancers to get on the floor.

The President of the Club, Mr. for Civil Service salaries. It will

In his reply toed by, T. H. R. Shaw, and Mrs. Shaw are be recalled that taking a keen interest in the work Budget criticisms His Excellency Governor Announced that of preparing for Taikoo Ball. No the

would be paid advance programmes are being sterling salaries issued, but the programme will behalf at 1a. Od, and half at the cur- rent Treasury rate, presumably na follows:

1. dd., that being the Budget basis, though on that day the dollar was at is. 3d.

A Nanking Order.

Nanking, Jan, 8. The Finance Ministry announced this morning that Imports under

wan всед

the new Lariff schedule are not sub-l While foreigners In China are ject to native customs duties within paying considerable attention to a fifty Il limit of the respective Cus-Nanking's promise to abolish likin toms Stationa..

and all native customs, the Canton It la expected that within the native custom houso fifty li area, the customs dutice for functioning yesterday and showed native goods will be abolianed na no sign of closing down. It ap on as the export tariff has been pears that the Canton Government is still negotiating with Nonking Revised.-Reuter,

over the means to provide for the

maintaining heavy cost of armies tri Kwangtung.

the

Kwangtung Position.

Canton, Jan, 9.

Canton Kl-mo, the

New Tax on Mineral Ores. Mr. Fon Finance Commissioner, kas just re-

After the abolition of likin and ceived a telegram from Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance Minister, in taxes of similar nature, a spocial which the former la requested to as on mineral products is to be temporarily at Canton, remain in his post. The Canton levied Finance Commissioner recently which will be replaced by the new cabled to Mr. Soong tendering his ones when promulgated. The new resignation in view of the difficul.tex on minerals will be put tles he has 10 face owing to a short. charge of nge of funds after the abolition of Station.

the

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1st December/31st May

Fra

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Steamship "CARNARVONSHIRE"

Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"

20th Jan.

24th Mar. 23rd Apr.

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Motor Vessel "GLENGARRY"

Motor Vensel "GLENSHIEL"

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... 18th Jan. 2nd Feb. 13th Feb.

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Sailings from Hongkong.

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2.

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....

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1. Fox Trol

12. Caledonians.

Sing You

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Hunshine.

12. Fox Trot... Chasi of The Jungle. 14. Waits.

All brokan, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whore, they will be oxamined on the 24th Inst, at 10 a.f., by Hesar. No Fire Insurance has been effect- Goddard and Douglas. ed.

Bills of Lading will be countersign-

GUID, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th January, 1031, SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"ANDRE LEBON" This relief was offered, of Durse,

Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, subject to the Secretary of Sinto'a

the 6th January, 1981. From MARSEILLES, &c. Fox Tret. Picking Petals DE D'Daliapproval. There have been whis- Walts You'll Find The Answer in My pers that the Secretary of State

Consignees of Cargo by the above has declined to approve. Inquiry named steamer are hereby informed 10. Fax Thl. 11.30 Saturday Nighs in official circles yesterday produced that their goods with the exception of and Valuables are 12-Fax Trot Painting The Cloud Wah merely the statement that the mal- Opium, Tressure

ter was still under consideration, being landed and placed at their to guess that risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong leaving the public

the Kowloon wharf and godown Co. Lid., perhaps the further fall of

Kowloon, whence delivery can be dellar is aggravating the Secretary obtained as the goods are landed.—

Goods not cleared within 7 days of State's problem.

of arrival, will be including data

to the All claims must be sent subject to rent. undersigned before the Thursday, the 15th January, 1981, or they will not be recogalzed.

...It Happened In Monterey 15, Fai Tim. All Quiet On the Water

Front Okay Baby. Firk Up The Rhyth

19. Fox Trnt.

16. Tightenme ee!.

1. Fox Tree,

70.

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For Trot.

FOR TYOL

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GOD HAVE THE KING.

In announcing the proposed relief to the taxpayer, His Excellency You'm Always in My Ara said that by paying half the sterling salarica at 18. 6d. and half at cur- rent rate (presumably 18. 4d.) the saving would be $388,888 Ap-

Working proximately.

MR. TAI CHI-TAO AT CHUNG SHAN UNIVERSITY.

Canton, Jan. 9. Mr. Taj Chi-tao, president of the Examination Yuan, who returned to Canton on Wednesday with the main object of settling the recent students strike in the Chung Shan University, assembled over 1,000 students on Thursday morning in the auditorium for personal instruc- tlona,

14.

011

Damaged Packages must be left in that the Godowns for examination by the

consignees, and the Company's Sur- veyor Mesara:-Goddard and Dougins at 10.00 am, on Monday, the 12th January, 1931.

Agent.

No clans will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No fire Insurance will be offected by * in any case whatever.

R. OHL," Hongkong, 6th January, 1931. WEATHER AT HOME. A SLIGHT FALL OF SNOW IN LONDON.

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KASHMIR

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From Hong-

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Dostination

| 8,985 | 17th Jan. | M'los, L'don, Hull,

15,132 31st Jan. 7,640 7th Feb.

Rotterdam & Antwerp

Bombay, M'ies & L'den

1 M'les, London, Hull, H'burg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp

9,005 14th Feb | M'les, London, Hull

M'los, L'don Hull, H'burg,

| 10,980 | 28th Feb | 9,195 7th Mar.

|

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marsailles, & London

"Cargo only.

STUDENTS ADDRESSED gure, it follows that the Govern- ment's Lotal commitment for Interling salaries is approximately | 2466,683 per annum.

at 15. 4d. Payment of this sum would have cost the Government about $7,000,000. Half at 1s, 4d. about and half at 18. 6d. mennt $6,611,000, giving the saving of about $389,000 referred to. If the Secretary of State disapproves the reduction that saving vanishes. If, furthermore, the official rate of 18. 4d. is reduced to the bankrate, the tolal cost of sterling salaries

Calls Casa Blanca. (at 11d.) will be about $10,261,- Mr. Tai first mentioned that the 000, and instead of having a saving

Frequent connections from Port Sai for Passengers and Cargo to appointment st Mr. Kam Taeng of nearly four lakhe the Governl

Constantinople, Pyrons, Smyrna and other Levant by Steamers of the ching as Chancellor of the Chungment will have to bear an additional

Khediviai Mail B.9. Co. The fog remains in some areas, Shan University was recommended burden of some $3.261,000. If

him, and had been carefully con- salaries are paid half at 1s. 6d. and but tends to decrease, and much

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS by sidered the State Council and

by

half at 11d. the difference be delayed shipping has been enabled Throughout yesterday the committee of the Board of the tween His Excellency's expectation to move. University, and was finally decided and the actual payment will be ap and until this morning. the Isle Between of Wight was cut off from the of the proximately $1,600,000. upon at the first meeting

due to shipping being Executive Yuan, He was confident the Government's suggestion to the mainland, of the ability of Mr. Kain to take Secretary of State and full payment at a standstill at Southampton. up the new post, in view of the at 11%. the difference is about Britlah Wireless. latter's education, virtue and ex- $3,660,000. The various approxi-

mate totals follow: perience.

"When the students' strike sud- denly broke out against Mr. Kam," continued Mr. Tal, "the State Coun cil at that time intended to take drastic measure to deal with the matter, but was, however. In the hope that you youths would repent your misdeeds,"

All Gis. 6d. 1⁄2 @ 1/6 &

All 18. 4d. 4 @ 1/6 & 1⁄2 All 114.

$6,222,000 1/46,611,000. 7,000,000

111⁄2 8,242,000 10,261,000

These calculations are based on the assumption that the $388,888 by His Ex- Mr. Tai thes assured the studenta saving anticipated that the Central Government would cellency was a result of a difference to half the pardon their mistakes, should they of twopence applied

their unwise movement.total. If the difference was more "Let bygones be bygones." le con- or less, the figures, of course, re-

quire adjustment. |cluded.Canton News Agency.

cense

London, Jan. 3 Slight snow fell during the night. London, for the first time this winter.

COUNT

THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

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& Osaka

9,005 17th Jan. B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 9,135 24th Jan. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,980 31at Jan. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko

9,11414th Feb. 1 B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 16,619 28th Feb. 9,128 14th Mar. 16,586 27th Mar. 9,144 10th Apr. 15,132 24th Apr.

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