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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 22, 1938.
Military Contributions: ALHAMBRA Fixed Payment Each Year
BRITAIN APPROVES NEW SYSTEM FOR COLONY'S PAYMENTS
IN A STATEMENT at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr.
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LATE NEWS
CATHOLIC PRIEST ARRIVES
Here On Stretcher
N. L. Smith, stated that His Excellency the Governor Stricken Belgian Brought| had received the approval of His Majesty's Government of a scheme for the adoption of a fixed contribution of $6,000,000 per annum, ús the Military Contribution of the priest of the Sheklang leprosarium, Colony.
This arrangement will be en-
forced for an experimental SNOW AND ESPIONAGE period of five years. It will re-i
sult in a saving of approximate- HALT WAR IN SPAIN ly $150,000 next year.
The Colonial Secretary said:
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WILLIAM BOYD
on the Overland Stege Coach traili
Billy King Kenneth Kerian
Pere Mancini, the herois Belgian who was stricken with paralysis work ago, has won his race with death.
fatthful Brought to Hongkeng by Chinese servants who carried him TOMORROW sixty miles to the frontier on a streicher, the venerable priest is now
in the French Hospital, to where he was taken from its fronter by u waiting Ambulance Car.
The *Telegraph"
informed
Fressing favourably
צרית
and up to his long "He stood hazardous trip very well,” the "Tele- graph" was told.
The journey overland from Shek- flung, through bandit-infested coun-
Sir, I am the bearer of a message were arrested in connection with the fate this afternoon that he was pro- from Your Excellency:
General Franco's police Members.-In Honourable address to this Council on the oc-reported to have cleared Mr. Good
19 of the man of any charges of trying casion of the presentation estimates for 1939 on October 13. 1 muggle the offensive plans out
I had Aditressed the the country. It is believed the plans try, took four days, the carriers stated that
day. Secretary of State with a proposal were slipped into the valise by averaging 15 miles
The party was not molested en for a new method of assessment for Spanish employee of the Consulate
The priest helpless on his stretcher, legą, arms the Milliary Contribution paid by without the vice-Consul's knowledge route.
ANOTHER PLOT
and face completely paralysed. According to another border re- Several Catholle sisters are re- port, Franco police discovered amalning at Sheklung, where they are separate anil-Franco plot at Burgos early in December, chiefly among the officers and soldiers of the 11th Artillery Regiment.
this Colony.
"I am now glad to be able to In- form you that the Secretary of State has conveyed to me the approval of His Majesty's Government of die adoption for an experimental period of years of a system of fixed con- tribullon.
According to reports, Burgos was "The amonat of this fixed contri-virtually besteged on December 3 by tion is to he 50.000,000 per annum. General Franco's police, reinforced me after by civil guards who were brought in the figure nuggested by confidential
with the from the province of Caragona, consultation Unofficial Members of this Council.
All streets were barred at 9 p... "It has been agreed that, if, owing when the police 'raided the crowded and to exchange fluctuations, the sterling hotels, bars and restaurants, value of this contribution for any arrested 100 people, which, with later year, at the average rate of exchange arrests, brought the total io 765. for the year, should fall below £350,- formal Con, or if there should be a for devaluation of the dollar reducing its va'an below that figure, the amount of the contribution should be im- mediately reviewed without waiting for the end of the quinquennium. it has also been agreed that the fixed contribution system should be regard- ed as an experiment subject to review
.It is reported that the purpose of the the plot was to overthrow Franco regime by an uprising of the regiments stationed at Burges. -United Press,
200 ARRESTED
London. Dec. 22. The Daily Telegraph's" Hendaye
lay absolutely
caring for 880 lepers. They have re- fused all suggestions that they should leave the dangerous place, which has already been footed and renegade Chinese.
sucked by
TENNIS ACES FOR HONGKONG
A professional tennis circus which will include Donald Bedge, Fred and Ellsworth Vines will Perry,
visit Hongkong during the first half of next year, accordlag to a message just received from Shugapore.
Budge. who was 1938 world amateur champion, recently turned
Arsi professional match. professional. He is yet to play his
at the end of the first quinquennium, correspondent reports that 200 have with the proviso that if the experi-been arrested in San Sebastian during ment is found to be unsatisfactory the past few days, largely as a re- then, after a tour of America, will sult of unti-Italiun feeling, which
rither the Colonial Government or
He will do so on January 1 and
Viner
Ilis Majesty's Government may pro-led to the shooting, and seriously cave for the Far East with Ferry and The Itinerary Includes Japan, pose to revert to the former percent wounding of one of the secretaries age basis at the end of the first 6 of the Italian consulate, as he was Shanghai, Hongkong Manila Fear period or to adopt some other returning to his residence at night Singapore.
Lume.
basis of calculation.
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The Singapore report states that Bundy. Ainon; the arrested people are re-Allee Marble and Dorothy "It is intended that, if the fixed:
several of General who are amateurs, are also likely to contribution
continued, ported to be Is future re-assessments of the amount Francu's officers, including members visit the Far East next year should have regard to the general of the high stalf of the insurrection-separate non-professional tour. economic position of the Colony, notary government.
system
only to the revenue position; bit-no It is also reported that several exact method of re-assessment has hundreds of officers and other ranks been laid down.
have been arrested at Burgos. and fixed "I believe that this
con- that a number of execulions of high- been carried tribution will be found very much ranking officers have more satisfactory from many points out. of view than the old percentage bals.
"The sum which has been fixed or
less for 1938 and
than
WIDGEON'S. THIRD
CRASH
The milliary Isanch Widgeon sus- tained severe damage on Tuesday night when I collided heavily with It is stated that these actions more a buoy in mid-harbour,
definitely leas
Indiente war The launch made lie way to the without suffering personal
for
The
This is the third time
recent
months that the Widgeon, which is used chiefly for towing targets, has been in a collision.
POLICE SERGEANT
is less than is expected to be pay-weariness in Insurgent Spain is in- basin
San Sebastian, casualties but it will be some time the creasing, while at able amount which would have been pay- Burgos and Pamplona, there is grow-before it will be nt for duty again. able for 1939 on the 20 per cent. ing resentment of the interference basis as applied to the approved es by German and Italian staff officers timate of revenue of 1930, the figure in Spain's domestic affairs. allowed for in the estimates for 1030
The
"Spaln slogan:
being increasingly Spaniards" is being $0,149,220.
was mentioned in the budget heard.United Press. debate that there would be payable: in respect of 1938 nearly $1,000,000 additional Military Contribution excess of that provided for in the 1838 estimates, owing to the increase of the revenue over the original es- timates; and that in accordance with the usual custom this would be pay- able in the following year.
"In vlew, however, of the adption of the
basis
effect with
directed from 1st January, I have
new
in
"PLEASE RETURN HOME" FATHER'S APPEAL TO SON
(Continued from Page 1.)
that the whole of the contribution kong have been given a description of payable for 1038, or as close an ap- the missing youth, and have been proximation of it as can be made, naked to keep a strict watch. should be paid before the close of this Police were informed yesterday financial year so that we may start that a youth answering to Egan's des off as nearly as possible with a clean cription was aboard the Blue Funnel sheet.
"The formal approval of this Coun- cil for this payment is not required as the contribution is permanently authorized by Ordinance.
to the Secretary of "I have acn! State the draft Bli of an Ordinance! to give effect to the new scheme and this will be introduced in Council a soon as his approval of its terms has been received.
Palestine Parleys In February
to A
10
liner Helenus.
Mrs. Egon und Det.-Sergt. Sykes
but} immediately went to the ship, upon enquiries found that the pas senger was not the missing youth.
It is believed almost certain thus young Egan is still in Hongkong.
DIES AT HOME
Sergt. A. McRobble, of the Hong- kong Police Force, died in Bramshott, Hampshire, on Tuesday, according to cable received in Hongkong this morning.
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Opening Closing 8.33/34 Jan. (1039)
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He disappeared on Tuesday, after May (1030) leaving n letter addressed to his July (1039) father in which he said he was Oct. (1939) leaving the Colony because his emDec. (1030) ployment at the Government Radio Spot Workshop was terminating shortly,
The Egan family reside in Hill- wond flood, Kowloon,
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Prince Paul commissioned the Premier to Government.
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