1938-04-27 — Page 17

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, ́ ́ APRIL

1988,

SIMON'S BUDGET SHOCKS. TO BRITAIN

(Continued from Page-1),

the smaller income tax payers would

still pay 1/8d, on the first £135.

Petrol duty would be increased ono penny to ninepence, and there would bo u simuke increase on heavy oils, Tea duty, both on Empire and foreign tea, would be increased by twopence per pound, and the Income tax would produce £22,200,000 with £5,000,000 from oils and £2,750,000 from teo, making a total of £30,000,- 000,

Toa duties, both on Empire and foreign products, would be twopence

the beginning that rearmament should not be financed entirely from taxa- tion, and borrowing up to £400,000,- 000 over five yours had been

died, wine were thres things to be borne in mind in forming a

ever ugen.th the present

moment.

was that in the ac

n ILDCO estimates for the current year they had already provided for taking £70,000,000 from outside sources.. Therefore the gap to be filled was really £120,000,000, of which they £00,000,000 nad already decided should not be got by additional taxation.

tion

EDEN DEFENDS DEMOCRACY

Pays Tribute To Totalitarianism

in

per pound, and would be additona of, and approved that de- perhaps fatal to the very survival of

to the existing tax. There was an

estinated surplus for 1038-0 £352,000.

Opposition Sncers

On behalf of the opposition, Mr. Clement Attlee (Lab.) said there was no attempt to have a balanced budget, and the country was now in for series of unbalanced budgets.

The budget was the mark of reck less fance and the reckless polley of the National Government,

It was fundamentally just what one would expect from six and a half yours of foreign policy which has been both wicked and foolish.

Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberais, expressed gratification that some effective steps had been talten to deal with the problem of food storage.

The budget resolutions were agreed upon, and the debate adjourned unt! to-morrow.

Sir John Simon's Optimism

The belief that the country will accept the burden of the budget and shoulder anfully was expressed Sir John Simon in broadcast talk to-night, in which he said:

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freedom

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London, Apr. 20. Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign Secondly, Government had an- Minister, speaking at the St. nounced, and was olrendy In the George's Day banquet in London

accelera- said: course of carrying out an

on of the rearmament programme.

"I am a convinced -believer The whole country realised the democracy, yet it would be foolish, democracy, to ignore the stupendous achievements renilsed under other forms of

A truly Im- government. mense effort has been made in the last few years by autocratic, states. for the fullment of the purposes they set before them.

year

but it meant substantial sup- plementary estimates later in not included in the total of expendi- ture for which he was budgetting. He Intended those supplementary estimates should be met out of loan money under the Defence Loans Act.

The third consideration wan of most serious and important They had

the all to look beyond the present year. The peak of defence expendi- until ture would not be reached next year, perhaps even the year after. Moreover the huge outlay on war material, also involved a higher annual maintenance.

After observing that nothing would ultimate contribute so much to the reduction of the burden as increased International goodwill and the rc- duction of armaments, which would follow from It, and which was tho alm of the foreign policy the Government was pursuing, and which the Anglo-Italian Agreement was a striking instance, the

Chon cellor said he had come to the con- clusion that he would not be doing if he followed the easier his duty. course by borrowing.

on

of

MURDER TRIAL- OPENED

(Continued from Page 1.)

which they went out three men.

to look for

ELETTERS TO THE

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To the Editor,

thanks of the following donations to-

HUNT FOR KILLERS They were given two addresses, one in Lockhart Road and the other in Yee Wah Street, and Sorgeant Bent- ley was sent to look for the men On arriving at the in these places,

Hongkong Telegraph, Lockhart Road

address, Sergeant for man named Bentley enquired!

Sir-I shall be much obliged if you Young Tam-ki, but was told that will kindly allow a space in your here was no one by that name. paper to insert the acknowledgment His visit to the address in Yee Wal Street also ended in failure, Sergeant our Committee with rateful entley then returned to the Baywards the above Fund received from: View Police Station, where he learn ed that the name of one of the The Hongkong & Shanghai wanted men was

not ye

Banking Corporation Young Tam-kl

The Bank of East Asia but Leung Kam-ki, the second pri- soner. He immediately returned to A Well-Wisher Lockhart Road and there aroused the Mr. Tu Tung Sen second accused who was then asleep The θα Their methods counot

ours.

and who, after being cautioned, but we should not fail to note the

denied that he had anything to do passionate fervour with which they

with Is

any murder. On nu uiterma- are being pursued. The lesson

If we are to upholdtion, however, the other prisonera there to read, our ideals and our conception of life, were found sleeping on the landing

a leading to the roof. both national and international, comparable effort must be made by us and an equal spirit roused." Reuter.

U.S. TO SPEND MILLIONS ON IMPROVEMENTS

Washington, Apr. 20. The Senate Appropriations Com- mittee favourably reported on measure for $220,802,007 non-military war appropriations for the improve

our control.-United Press,

of

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Minority's Claims Not Acceptable

Sudeten Question Before Bonnot

Paris, Apr. 27, Dr. Stephan Osusky, the Czecho- Slovakian Minister in Paris, is re- ported in well informed circles here to have called on M. George Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister, yester day for the purpose of handing to him German racial groups in

a memorandum on the position of the Czecho-

Slovakia.

Furthermore, reference, was made, $2,500,00

1,000.00 it is belloved, to the demands made 1,000.00 on the Czech Government by Herr 1,000.00 Henlein, head of the Sudeten Ger-

mons.

500.00 These demands arò described as unacceptable as they jeopardise the 250.00 integrity and independence of Czecho-

Slovakia.--Transocean

$0,250.00

S. W. Ta'o. Chairman of the Executive Com-

mittee,

& Memorial

Amliated

are, they prepared to leave but just as Hon-king was about to go with prisoner turned them, the second round and fired a shot at him.

SAID HE RAN AWAY

Eckener To Visit U.S.

To Discuss Regular Ocean Air Service

Berlin, Apr. 27: Confirmation is forthcoming here

REVOLVER FOUND Meanwhile, Hon-wang had been taken to the Queen Mary Hospital,

Alice where he was operated on by Dr. Thomas. Seeing that the wounded Hospitals.

WDS suffering from man

bullet wounds, the Pollee realised there was a revolver involved. They had also learned that the shooting tack place in a cave. Accordingly, each of the accused was asked in turn by In- spector Rozeskwy if they would tend

of a report that Dr. Hugo Eckener, the Police to the cave and they

willingness.

Hand- expressed their

The second accused's statement was the veteran Zeppelin commander, la they

then led the cufted together,

Huon-hing. The third accused saldStates. The object of his visit is to

what Temple Road, and on arriving at the did not

actually discuss various matters in connection boulder they pointed to a place

happened as he ran away as soon as with a regular trans-Atlantic airship

service. underneath IL. A Chinese cons.aste he heard there would be shooting.

Fallowing the reconstruction of the looked underneath but found nothing.

however, the dirigible LZ 130, Germany is now At the Magistracy, He then climbed into the cavity and

planning to resume the trans-Atlantic there found a brown paper parcel first and second prisoners told an

which were # revolver and a entirely different story. Their state-service in the late summer or auturan

certain ments, which tallied to a

of this year. Certain matters have to butcher's knife.

be clarified before this project can be Continuing, Counsel said that the extent, were that there had been a Ken- party then went to the cave, which desperate struggle between

first accused. They put into execution. was about 50 yards away. Inspector hing and the

In the meanwhile progress is being Hallam entered, but finding nothing alleged Kon-hing fired first but miss- in the first cove, he went to the ed and in the ensuing struggle, he made in the construction of the second

know

the Increased expenditure

We must take sothe proportion of ment of rivers, harbours wnd flood Police to the billede above Tin Hun to the effect it was not he who killed at present on his way to the United shoulders by increasing taxation now. Dy. so doing we shall reduce our diMculties hereafter, and we shall

powers by legislation which would "Everyone of us will surely be pre-show the world our country does not shortly be introduced. pared to make his contribution and

faces burden qual when it

The Chancellor's estimate for con- thereby uphold the might, majesty

aolidated fund serviers was £242,- expenditure." and power of Britain, and her in-

an increase Good Figures Last Year 100,000,

of about Auence for

and peace

£6,000,000 over Jast year, of which throughout the world."

Describing the turn out of the last £4,000,000 was in respect of Interest Meanwhile the budget has not re-financial year the Chancellor said and management of the national debt. colved

eived too good

reception among revenus amounted to £872,580,000,

The total of supplementary estimates The increase in income tax has caused of nearly £9,500,000, and the increase and for purchases of reserve stocks, of nearly £46,000,000 of revenue re- which he had already disclosed, and

Limer

the corresponding greater thun

cd £10,000,000 for civil supple- figure of a quarter of a century ago. merary estimates. Including there- in general, last year's figures both love £90,000,000 already appropriate witness to the improvement in trade from borrowed money for defence told him to go further in. He did so not contradictory to the statement

industry, thought

it would not be the total estimated expenditure tod The new ten tax is also unpopular right to regard them as proving the be met was £044,398,000—£81,500,-

where it is nerd year was one of progressive and con- 500 more than last year's budget of which he found the body of Kon-

Members of Parliament and the party. an increase over the budget estimate already published was £092,208,000 second, where he discovered a ratten shot his bro'her by mistake. The 'big German dirigible LZ 131, Al- of the opinion that it will have a bad ception in a single year was Ave other purposes, the Chancellor allow / bow spread over as a bed and a num- first accused added that in terror of, though it is not expected to be com-

a

lot of dissatisfaction, and many are

reaction among taxpayers.

Some Members argued that an in- flationary budget at the present would have stimulated trade and

in the yield to taxation,

that this

in many mposition effectively dis-inuous improvment throughout. It estimate.

poses of any suggestion that a General would appear that the first six Election be held this year, as it is months were more prosperous than argued that no Government would the

go to the country with the odium stiil arising from a tax affecting the in- direct taxpayer so vitally-Renter.

Sir John Simon's Speech In Fl

. 20.

I second, although the Intter were

Many To Avoid

In-

many

im

mat

It is still impossible to obtain any informa tion about whether it is intended to put LZ 131 in the Atlantic service.

Transocean.

of cooking utensils, Underneath his life he took the revolver from pleted before the year 1939,

Kon-hing and fired a shot. the mat were four bullet shells.

Unable to And the dead body,

Mr. Lee pointed out that his Inspector Hallam called out to this affet, whereupon each of the accused client's story at the Magistrant

ho made at the Police Station.

and entered a third cave, in a corner

hing. There was a bullet underneath

it.

DYING DEPOSITIONS

In the meantime, went on

state-

The first witness called was Dr. R. S. Begbie, who stated he found two wounds on the body of Hon-hing. which corresponded to the entrance and exit of a bullet. There was no evidence of charring, and it was his opinion that the shot must have been fired at least six Inches away.

In answer to Mr. Lo, witness said that death was probably instantane- ous or it might have occurred within five minutes after the shot was fired.

MIND CLEAR TO END

19 Beggars Charged

A round-up of beggars yesterday resulted in the appearance of nine- teen men and women before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Inspector A. V. Baker, who pro secuted, said that the beggars had been arrested as the result of com- plaints received from residents in the Happy Valley and Wanchal districts. Fines ranging from $5 or two weeks' hard labour to month's hard labour was imposed.

Tax Increase The whole customs and excise

Introducing his proposals for in- revenue hnd more than justified the

John Simon optimistic view taken by Mr. Cham-creased taxation Sir berlain a year ago. Inland Revenue said in his judgment extra revenue CB should be raised partly by direct, yielded £471,340,000 £3,750,000 more than the estimate, which was and partly by indirect taxation. A should come major contribution London,

the net result of a remarkable sur- Increase of the standur Jate of plus on the yield of income tax of from direct taxation. However, he income inx by td. to 5/0c in the

nearly £10,000,000 offset by short accompanied the increase of the announcement pound, and the

falls of of

£5,000,000 on stamp duties, standard rate of income tax to 5/6d.

,000 in the pound by concessions to £1,000,000 on surtax, and £500,000 in and purchases of wheat, whale oil, sugar already made by the Govern on the national defence contribution. ciustry and to smaller income. The

of concession would cover of a review In the course ment to ensure stocks during the

giving n great carly months of an emergency, were estimated expenditure the Chancellor portant bas the two cinef points of interest in the surprised the House by in rialeincut deal of employment, and it burgel atatement by Sir John Simon on the subject of food storage against at avoiding any decrease of

ern trial development. in a crowded House of Commons. an emergency. He said the Govern The Chancellor, who spoke for an ment decided early this year that at hour and 38 minutes, also announced the right moment it would buy individual payers which the Chan-

whale cellor estimated would of wheat, supplies an Increase of the petrol tax by one sufficient panny to 3d. per gallon and of duty oil, and sugar to ensure that stocks increase in the standard ration

banishment count. In the country should be maintained 2,000,000 on their smaller incomea on tea by twopence per pound.

Sir John Simon prefaced his pro-at a level sumielent for the civil would have the effect posals to increase taxation by put-population during the carly months would be no increase ting before the

ouse arguments for at an emergency. These p and against filling, by borrowing, the had

The

basic

concession

aimed

10 the

of indus-

small

offset

the

were first

Dr. G. H. Themes sald Hon-wang was in a collapsed condition but was conscious and able to speak when he was brought to the Queen Mary Hos- pital.

There were nine wounds in his body and he died on March 22.

Cross-examined, witness sald the man's mental condition was alert when he made his dying depositions He spoke clearly and, in his opinion, not incoherently.

$25 or a

One old man, Chan On, 70, was additionally charged with returning from banishment. Io was fined $5 or two weeks' hard labour on the begging charge, and sentenced to four months hard labour on the

Mr. Wams, the condition of Kon-wang continued to cause anxiety and it was decided to take his dying depositions. after the accused had been informed

the of this, Mr. Edwards took ment. Counsel said he would not go into the detalls of the depositions himself by saying that they implicat- at the moment but would content ed all three accused: Hon-wang his brother were found to have subsequently died, and both he and shock and haemorrhage succumbed to caused by gunshot wounds.

On March 12, the accused charged with murder. The prisoner made a long statement, in the course of which he said the de- and ceased brothers called on him ond the other two accused, and said they

Mr. O. C. Womack, of the P.W.D., were in need of money. The second prisoner said the matter had nothing produced plans of the vicinity where the alleged crime took place and of to do with them, whereupon

Prior to that the cave, while Sergeant T. Mackay Jost, earned income in the

they had discussed whether or not testified to having taken photos of now D

been innde.

single person up to £200 per annum, the brothers were going to give them these places and the bullets which U.S. ARMY RESERVES rices or in the case of married man with away and had also talked of going to were alleged to have been fired, prevent prices essential

Evidence that the bullets found in TO BE FORMED AGAIN of £30,000,000 which remained secrecy was

the hillside to get some vegetables. the one

one child up to £460 per annum, or between revenue and expenditure. being raised on knowledge that

They went to the cave that night, the cave were fired from the same the with two children up to £540 per he had estimated a yield in Government was coming

the

the annum. From the increase in income the statement went on, and when the revolver which the accused assisted at market, and for

second the Police to find was given by Ser- expected lag year of existing taxes

£22,250,000 this brothers arrived later, the £914,400,000. He pointed out that Government took the course of acting tax ho

the full prisoner, who had a revolver in his geant Foxon. statutory year, and £26,500,000 in

to shoot the Mohammed Din, Constable B555, the prospective deficit was due to without first applying for rearmament, the originally estimated authority in the confidence that the year. The increase in petrol tax, and girdle, asked him cost of which, at £1,500,000,000, was House of Commons would understand the tax on heavy olls, would yield brothers. He took hold of the re-deposed to having been attacked by

£5,350,000 in the en-

current year,volver and fired three shots at Hon- four Chinese youths and robbed of going to be substantially exceeded, the reasons, and in due course

wang. After having poured some his revolver.

The case is proceeding.. Though it had been decided from able them to obtain

kerosene on the grass and set it on

gap of

into reason

the necessary British Wireless,

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Teel that is time that some notice W taken of the B.S.A. Scout. Suven inths ago I became the third owner of 1936 Scout 4-seater, mileage 12,000, A rief history of the car to that date:- Th fret owner apparently did not knừ much about the critical running- in ertod, because within a lefitor East London. At 10,000 miles, the or was sold and the second owner took full advantage of the amazing cornring abilities of the car, for he ron through two fairly good front tyres in 3,000 miles. After all this bad handling, howder, she managed to come seconì in a local handlenp race, at the

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In The Motor of November 30 you published an article entitled "Maintaining the Maximum." Well, here is something which compares fairly favourably with the Mercedes mentioned: Quite recently the Scout, with two up and some luggage, completed a journey of 10 miles (two passes included) mostly over badly corrugated ronde, h 1 hr. 45 mins. In one place 70 m.ph, was maintained for about six rolles,

I would be interested to know if any other reader could name a car priced up to £250 In England' that would be able to stand up to the treatment that this ar has had without any replacements whatever. At 20.000 miles I decided to have the engine rebred and the big-ends remetalled. It was necessary to fit a newsecond gear as I had run the gearbox, without oil for about 200 miles. I have no connection or interest In the R.S.A concern whatever. W

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A SPECIMEN CASE. Case No. 1937.

This boy's mother died at his birth early in 1935. His .aunt reported and the Society's Inspector repeated-. ly found signs of his step- mother's cruel treatment. After many warnings the case was referred to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. In January this year and arrangements were made for the child to go to his father's Falster in the country, zik HONGKONG