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THE

HONGKONG

HOPE TO REPEAL MEASURE

SHORTLY

TELEGRAPH,

His Excellency the Governor spoke briefly at the Legistative Council meeting this afternoon before the passing of the emergency anti-evletion

Incasure,

The Attorney-General had just ex- pinined the meaning of the measure, which would be in force until next June, when His Excelleney'spoke:

"It is with reluctance that i caused this Bill to be submitted to the Council. is by nature repugnant

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

INSURGENT GAINS REPORTED

General Aranda's Men Progressing

1938.

Expenditure Far Above Revenues

London, May 31. Government expenditure in Great Britain for the first five months of 1038 has been greater than revenue by £42,307,042.

Bilbao, May 31, Insurgent troops under the com- This is more than double the deflekt mand of General Aranda continued at the corresponding period last year their offensive between Teruel and when revenue of £90,270,160 was the Mediterranean coast yesterday. exceeded by expenditure totalling

According to an Insurgent com-

£119,009,047, munique, Loyalist positions about Revenue for the current fiscal year, eight miles, behind the present lines totalling 01,087,036, is £6,608,032 were bombed by Insurgent planes.

The western part of the strategic lower than the revenue for the corres- road from Teruel to the constal town ponding period last year, while ex- penditure, totolling £134,794,078, Is of Sagunto is now completely in the 15,084,841 higher than in the corres- possession of the Insurgents, muds the

ponding period In 1937, communique.

In the adjoining eastern sector, in

These figures do not include self- to the ordinary proceedings of British the region of Mora de Rubellios, the balancing items, nor does expenditure legislation. But the events of the last Insurgents also claim to be advance include defence money spent from few days have caused me to alter my ing. The town of Liboaren is said Jonnis-British Wireless, vlew and I may say that the Execu-to be completely surrounded by the live Council agrees with me.

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Insurgents.

General Aranda succeeded in sur-during an air battle over the Teruel "As the Attorney General has rounding the fortifleations defending front, near the town of Valverde, at pointed out, the Ordinance, If passed, Costellon, which is about 25 miles midday yesterday. is intended to be temporary north of Sagunto, the communique measure to tide us over an emer-odds. Reney, and I very much hope that I Loyalists made prisoners-of-war shall be able to submit before very yesterday totalled 300, the report long a Bill which will repeat these concludes.-Trans-Ocean. Clauses and bring us back to normal conditions. That will not be possible until more normal economic condi- Hons prevall in Hongkong,"

STOP

HONGKONG REDUCING

WIDOW'S PENSIONS

A squadron of 38 Loyalist planes were machine-gunning and bombing advancing Insurgent troops when they were attacked by the Insurgents.

violent but bitter battic ensued, and the nine Loyalist planes crashed Teruel, May 31. in flames, seven of them falling be- Nine Loyalist planes were shot hind the Insurgent lines.Trans- town by Insurgent

pursuit planes Ocean.

CLAIM AIR VICTORY

PRESS NEWS

reached a record of $2,287,745, and will probably be higher this year. It is stated.

RAIDERS NEARING CANTON

Japanese air raiders are again "approaching Canton,

Of last year's total, $283,170 was for Widows and Orphans' pensions, The effect of the resolution passed by Legislative Council will be only sight, since the majority of civil ser- vants are on sterling salaries.

will be a Any saving, however, direel gain for Government revenue, since Civli Servants pay a fixed per- centage of their salaries into the Although Government has Government's Widows' and Orphans made a surplus of over $2,500,- Pension Fund.

from 000

the

Government has made a handsome! Civil Service Widows and Orphans' Pension uraft from this fund since its in- for the fifth day in Scheme since 1920, a resolution surplus of $2.500.000 to the Re-Bion..

tepilon, and since 1920 has credited was passed by the Legislative venue of the Colony. Council this afternoon, cutting, has all by over 50 per cent. the dollar ment works, pensions of widows and orphans of civil servants.

The resolution, which was intro- duced by the Financial Secretary, Mr. S. Caine, ends as from to-day the practice of paying dollar pensions at the rate of 35. to the dollar, which

This surplusi expended on Govern-

and 11.40.

succes-

The air raid was sounded at 1.30 p.m., according to a Between 1920 servants paid $3,554,800

info the message from Reuters. Seleme and Government grented; $1,114,200 to their widows and orpharis, pocketing the difference.

WIDOWS FOR 40 YEARS

The iron gates across the British and French bridges connecting Shameen with the has been in fnece since August 2. from the Scheme have been paid city have been closed, and no 1902, and substitutes payment at the regularly each month since before curren; rate of exchange,

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the beginning of the present century. one is allowed to enter or Existing pensions, however, will: Thirty widows have drawn pensions|

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1101 be disturbed, and the new for the past quarter of a century, leave the Concession. arrangement will apply only to pen-

stons granted to widows and orphans

of civil servants after to-day.

"By a resolution of this Council adopted in 1902 a fixed rate of 3s. to the dollar was prescribed for pen- slous paid in England from the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund." sald the Financial Secretary, in moving the Resolution In Legislative Council.

This rate is obviously no longer. present conditions. appropriate to

special rate applies, of course, The only to pensions calculated on dollar zalaries, but while the majority of pensions now granted to persons

Lady Catherine Berkeley, whose husband, Sir. II. J. Berkeley, Jate

nervousness

Attorney General of the Colony, prevails amongst the Chinese

Med in 1918, is entitled to £231

under the Ordinance. But O inhabitants, who are wonder-

widows are drawing still higher prasions, namely, Mrs. M.

Badeley, widow of the late Mr. Fing at what point the Japan- J. Eadeley, who died In 1920, (£337 ese will strike to-day if they D.a. and Mrs. R. D. Hutchison,

whlow of the late Mr. i. O. Hutch- decide to bomb the city.

son, who died in 1920 (£370).

"ALL CLEAR"

SOUNDED

The

Telegraph learns that six planes were later observed over Ton- kawan and Bocca Tigris. They had

. not dropped any bombs up to this

time,

It is presumed they were on a re-

living in England are calcuated on At 3.45 p.m. a Reuter despatch! sterling salaries, there is no reason from Canton states that the "all clear", connaissance flight. why any pension which may be signal has soundedt.

the

granted hereafter on the basis of It appears that, although the dollar salaries should be artificially Japanese approached the elty increased by payment at a rate of low ceiling prevented their engaging exchange of more than

the in any bombing. They would have current rate.

twice

been within easy range of anti- "If this resolution is adopted, all aircraft batteries had they attacked

such pensions granted in future will below the clouds.

be paid at the current rate of tho

day

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