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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936.

REVISING CORPORATE

TAX BILL

SENATE COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK

NO EXEMPTIONS DEMOTY

(Special to "Telegraph"}

GERMAN

REPRISAL

THREAT

LONDON

SUBURBS

HEALTHY

WOULD RETALIATE LOW DEATH RATES

TO SANCTIONS:

REPUDIATION

OF DEBTS

Berlin, Mar. 15,

Germany would,, retaliate to

FOR ALL AGES

MORTALITY STATISTICS

London, Mar. 16,

any sanctions which the League The Registrar Goneral has públish- of Nations Powers might imposed a report by a Government actuary Washington, Mar. 16.

on the mortality experience of Eng. The Ways

and Means Sub-Com-upon her with reprisals of a far-land and Wales in 1930, 1931 and mittee of the Senate is making reaching nature, it was tentative revisions to the Corporate | timated to-day. Tax B which is intended to raise $020,000,000 annually while

corporation reserves..

permit

Cancellation of the German interest ting the establishment of rational payments on all foreign debts, or on.ality of the people which has taken nil debts to nations supporting sane tions, and a declaration of her in- would be the first outcome of financial ability ever to repay the principal, and economie penalties.

There will be no exemptions to the tax. There will be a it per cent. tax en undistributed coporate incomes up to 10 per cent. of the total withheld From the stockholders, after which the tax increases to b5 per cent. on the larger surpluses retained.

Reserves at present in existence, however, will be exempted.

The Committee is also studying the escrowed proceeding "recapture" tax. which is expected to be adopted with- out difficulty, Also they are consider ing the proposal for a light excise tax on thirty commodities, which is ex- pected to meet with heavy opposition. -United Presa,

was

THROWN INTO HARBOUR

ALLEGATION IN

ASSAULT CASE

Allegations that the complainant thrown into the water after being badly assaulted at the Kwong Wing wanid prior to board we the 5.5. Cheung Fat were made by Mr. D.5. on behalf

Curtis when he appealow trader;

of Lo Chan-ham, a

before Mr. S. F. Balfour at Central Police Court the

morning, the de-

fendant being Li Shing.

of

tho

ng, 32, runner

Kwong Shing Ilang boarding house. Mr... 1. Zimmern appeared for the defence.

Mr. Cuilis stated that defendant asked for a loan of $10 and the com- plainant refused. Ho added that Quing the assault, which was com- mitted by the defendant and one or two others, the defendant lost a wallet containing $50. He submitted that if

his

the ship found the ease proved deal severely with the ac- cuse as it was a serious case and the complainant might easily have been drowned.

Evidence was taken and the case is proceeding,

in-1032, which, by examination of tho rates of mortality at individual sgos, shows the great improvement in the place at all but the most advanced "Investigation of mortality ex- phical situation reveals that the Lon perience with reference to geogra

don suburban arena are subject to ó | much lighter death-rate than the country as whole in respect of both

This was the warning contained in the semi-oflein) Frankfurter Zeitung

to-day.

It is thought unlikely that sang- tions will be imposed, however, in view of the opposition to this mica

HERR ADOLF HITLER

Is the man of the moment in Europe to-day, for he stepped into prominence with his Rhineland occupation and has kept the eyes of the world upon him by sending a reply to the League Council'n in- vitation to conference which makes it clear he does not intend to aban-: don his demands for revision of

CHINA PROVIDENT treaties.

COMPANY

SMALL PROFIT TO BE CARRIED FORWARD

The report of the Directors of thei China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 31, 1935, states:

sure in all save French and Belgian ranks. Nevertheless.--Russia—and various others of France's allies, Etive declared themselves being prepared to impose sanctions. If the League Council approves of them.-Router.

CANCELS DEMONSTRATION

Berlin, Mar. 16.

Herr Adolf Hitler has got fled the military commanders that he is visit After providing for general charges, ing Frankfurt to-day do receive the interest on mortgages and overdraft Army's tributo in connection with at Bank, Directors' and auditors' fees, nation-wide rointroduction of com- there romains pot of $101.49. pulsory niitary service, This amount added to the balance

However, he has cancelled the huge brought forward from 1934 Account, army demonstration which it was namely $68,622.78, gives a total or to hold near the French frontier to $68,814.20 atanling to the Credit day--United Press.

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Direc-

of Profit & Loss Account. tors recommend that this be carried forward to 1936 Account

Directors. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association Mr. C. A. da Roza and the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga retire from the Board, but being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors--The Accounts have been audited by Messrs, Linsloud & Davia and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, who offer themselves for rei election.

JEWEL THEFT

ATTEMPT

CLUMSY EFFORT

FAILS

A clumsy attempt to steal eight gold rings, valued at $50, from

Nathan juweller's shop in

Read yesterday afternoon, resulted in the appearance of Yeung Tong, unemploy ed, who gave his age as 10-years, before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when he was sentenced to one month's hard Jabour,

Detective Sergeant D. Davles stated that about 2.80 p.m. yesterday defen- dant entered A. G. James Jewellery shop at No. 68 Nathan Road, and said he wanted to buy a signet ring. Complamant produced a card contain ing eight gold rings and placed it on the counter, and defendant picked it up and ran out of the shop. He was chased by Chiu Fat, a barber, whose shop' was at the same address, and was caught in Nathan Road,"

OPTIMISM IN SILVER MARKETS

BOMBAY REVIEW

OF WEEK

Bombay, March 14.

sexes.

1 is found, in fuck, when the figures are compared with those for other urban areas, that the outer ring of London is conspicious for the lightness of its death-rates over the whole span of life-British Wireless,

CHICKEN THEFT

SEQUEL

SIX MEN SENTENCED AT SESSIONS

In a chicken sterling care at the Criminal Sessions this morning, nearly ↑ an hour was spent in taking the plens) of the six prinaners involved.

Chan Leung-mo, alias Ah Ying, alian Ah Chung, 26, Chip Mul-teni, 30, Lam Kel. 23, Lam Hei-san, 32, Li Shine, 34. all pleaded guilty to having robbed Lau Iu, gardenor, of six chickens and a hat at a matshed at Kowloon Tong on January 31.

Lam Ping-chi, 28, pleaded not gality, and the case against him was with Brown.

Mr. J. B. Prentis, for the Crown, ania the complainant and his family were awakened at midniëht by finding the defendants in the hut binding somu of them up with string, L. Shing threatened them with a knife. Iu escaped and the defendants then ran off with the stolen property.

Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden said the trime was a serious one because it might have given rise to bloodshed and killing. Defendants had plentiel that they lind no food, no work and They would be amply provided for in the future, as a sentence of eighteen | months' hard labour would be imposed,)

monov to return to the entry,

JAPANESE ACTIVE IN FUKIEN

AUTHORITIES MUCH PERTURBED

Shanghai, Mar. 16. A Chinese press despatch states that the authorities in Fuklen are very much perturbed over the con- tinued activities of Japanese and un- employed Formosana in the seaports of the province.

It is stated that the number of apparently indigent Formosans has recently increased to 16,000 at Amoy and that 1,500 are at present in Foochow.

They aro allegedly engaged in dangerous activities.—Router.

CHINA SAVINGS SOCIETY

SHANGHAI OFFICES OPENED TO-DAY

Shanghai, Mar. '16. Mr. H. H. Kang, the Finance Min's- Messrs. Merwanfee and Sons, inter, and leading Chinese bankers, their silver review for the week ond-attended the formal opening this ing yesterday, write:

The day to day reports regarding the European political situation have been the dominating factor in the market. After a sudden rise early in the week, there was a reaction to wards the close owing to London not keeping pace with the local market.

With fresh world production ap- pearing to be apportioned between the United States Treasury and the world industrial demand, the under- tong was restrained. There is some optimism, nevertheless, in evidence,

Tho

demand has up-country averaged about 275 bars of silver a day.

A forecast on the surplus of silver bars after the March Bottement is not possible at the present juncture." Shipments of siivor afloat from to. Bombay this week-end London total £280,000.

The incoming mail steamer in bringing silver to the value of £150,

London to Bombay 000 from Reuter.

morning of the Central Savings So- aety, which is affiliated with the Central Bank,

The Bankers' Acceptance House, sponsored by the Joint Reserve Board and the Shanghal Bankers Associa tion, was also opened this morning Reuter.

JAPANESE FREE BRITISHER

ARRESTED DURING TOKYO COUP

Tokyo, Mar. 16. Mr. Gerald Samson, a British weiter, who was arrested during the Tokyo army revolt and has been in custody since February 28, was re- lensed Saturday afternoon,

He left for Kobe immediately, the pollee having arranged for his passage en Sunday by the Nagasaki Maru for Shanghal-Router,

NAVY WANTS AIR BASE

Shimohawa Shiro, 20, shop 08-

Washington, Mar. 15. Tho Blatant, was fined $5 by Mr. Hal-

Navy has reported to the four at the Central Police Court this House Naved Affairs Committee, `morning when he admitted a charge urging the speedyonnomment of a

of disobeying the automatic trafle bill to construct a forge naval alr As a mark of respect to the late signal while riding a bicycle at the station en San Francisco Bay on the Admiral Earl Beatty, whose funeral Junction of Fedder Street and Des grounds that it is necessary to the takes place to-day, warships in har Voeux Road Central. Sub-Inspector efficiency of naval distance-United | bour are flying their flags at half-

J. Walsh- prosecuted,

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