1939-05-01 — Page 2

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 1, 1939.

WE ARE GROWING WEALTHIER

Ten More Britons Become

Millionaires

PEOPLE of Britain are becoming wealthier. There

are ten more millionaires, and the number of people with more than £2,000 a year is 95,750-the highest for several years.

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue-the men who decide how much income tax you must pay-tell you these facts in their report, published recently.

EMPIRE NEWS

LACK OF SHIPS IN

NEW ZEALAND

In the year 1936-37 the number of people liable to surtax available belug insufficient to accom-

rose from 91,392 to 95,750.

Those classed as milionaires that is, with incomes above £40,000-rose from 529 to 539.

People with incomes of over £100,000 fell from 83 to 80.

Those getting between £40,-

Spinsters gave our

000 and £50,000 lost seven of Premier

their number during the year, but there are still 182 of them.

Finally, there me 204 people with between Meend. £75,000, which de an emine 18, and 73 earning!

und £100,000,

Wad, Want have these people done with all this money?

The Commissioners of Inland Re- venue can account for a large por tion of that.

duties collected These were some of the items:

anothers

THREE THOU- SAND spinsters sent Mr. Chamber- lain an umbrella on his birthday.

On that day the National Spinsters' DEATH DUTIES DRAIN

Pensions Associa- The amount of Inland Revenue. tion held a rally in With £529,634,063 Birmingham, WIR

the umbrella Was this note:-

"The spinsters of Great Britain send their best wishes and hope to be given the protec-

Estate dutien, £00,509,102, Stamp duties, £24,058,722, Income tax, £353,532,753. Surtax £57,073,677.

„(including super-tax),

Excess profits duty, and muni- tlons levy, £835,708.

National Defence Contribution,

£1,511,302.

tion of your Minis- terial umbrella for

Among esintes able to estale that rainy day duty, ten were valtted at between which has already £1,000,000 and £1,500,000, four be-

iween

£1,500,000 and £2,000,000, come too soon to a and two over £2,000,000..

good many of them."

TAILPIECE

Many people must still belleve in wealth.

AUCKLAND, Owing to the number of ships modate cargoes, killing of meat for export has been greatly curtailed at

many North Island works.

Iu to

Storage space at works is virtually alled, and until the congestion relieved companies are forced ration their killing services among formers and stock buyers. Although the killing season Mas passed Its peak, it is reported that thousanda of head of stock are to be held on farms until the position cases.

The Westfield Freezing Company has been obliged to pay off about 130 workers.

MAURITIUS

CYCLONE HOLDS UP LAW COURTS

PORT LOUIS.

The case in which Dr. Cure, Presl- dent of the Societe de Bienfaisance des Travailleurs de l'Ile Maurice, is nsiting the Supreme Court to onnul two orders of the Governor could not be taken on the day set, because a cyclone passed quite close to the west const of the Island in the early mor- ning.

KENYA

NATIVE REFUSAL TO DELIVER CATTLE

MOMBASÁ

Owing 'a lack of cattle Liebig's factory has been closed 1 further nolice. It is stated that there have been no caltle for six months. Part of the staff has been drafted to the hodesla factory opened two years The Government states that there is plenty of cattle, but the natives

ago.

the old stockings for keeping their shows that custs "in the house" after refuse to deliver beasts to the Liebig

death amounted to £1,165,050, while factory. An analysis of the gross capital cush "at the bank" totalled £58,- values of personality in Great Britain 829,000.

Woman Walks Into

to Mrs. Fairweather-and walked

straight into the spinning propeller,

The natives have for some Ume been resisting the Government's policy of destocking, which has been undertaken to improve soil fertility. Forcible seizures af stock have been followed by protests, SOUTH AFRICA

SPEEDING UP WORK OF PARLIAMENT

CAPE TOWN.

Dedication at New York World's Fair of the Boy Scouts' lepce and totem pole. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, vice presi- dent of the National Council, presided, with Fair President Whalen present.

£17,000 Lost In Ciro's By

Dance Band Leader

one woman

-DI

on

He

dance accountants-only JACK HARRIS,

presentative Was present-sat band leader, lost at least plush-covered mohogany chairs and £17,000 in the down-fall of beard Jack Harris, who was chair- Ciro's, London, most famous had put the company into voluntary

man of Ciro's, say that Soric, Ltd. dance club in the world. liquidation, and had appointed Mr. the Holborn Restaurant recently

He told the club's creditors at iquidator.

P. C. Molyneux, Cily Berountant, Peter Rattazzi gazed intently at a that Soric, Ltd. (Ciro's back-printed statement of accounts. wards), the company owning the saw the club owed £11,341, and had club, owed him £4,000 for unpaid assets of £4,407, but £3,870 would salary for his band alone.

go to the debenture holders. Ho then realised that there might be Peler Rattazzi, late manager of little or nothing left to Ciro's, who was recently awarded damages,

pay his £2,352 damages for arrears of salary

"MOSTLY LOST" and wrongful dismissal, was ap- pointed member of a committee Mr. F. Dira (for a creditor): Who

inspection which will investigate are the debenture holders? the club's affairs. With him on the Mr. Molyneux: Mrs. Jack Harris committee are a grocer's represen-holds £3,000 worth, and Mr. Harris tative and an agent for Numerous changes aiming at speed-cleaning company.

The balance carpet £750, frum Renfrew to join his wife in ing up the work of the Union Parlia

represents London after news of the tragedy ment are recommended by a report with their solicitors, others with

Bowler-hatted business men, some Mr. Harris old: "When the club was telephoned to him.

was opened about £13,000 was Lord Runciman's daughter, Mretised in Glasgow. She was a mem- and Orders.

Dr. Cook, who was forty, prac-of the Committee on Standing Rules

spent on redecoration and equip- Margaret Fairweather, was

The report advocates

ment. I found most of the money. state of collapse recently following ber of the Scottish Flying Club, and the "guillotine" system, with the death of her friend, Dr. Elizabeth took her A licence in October 1933.xing beforehand of time limits for of the General Staff, and a number. Gen. Sir Plorre van Ryneveld, Chief

It looks now as it most of it, if not all, is lost." Sym Cook, at Heston (Middlesex)

debates.

of technical officers of the Depart-

He told the creditors that the club airport.

Other recommendations Mrs. Fairweather's pinne was on

TINY BABY GAINS

abolition of one of the two private end of the Cape, to Inspect and self in conjunction with Mr. Am- hement of Defence have visited Robben was opened in March 1937. by him- the tarmac ready to take off. The

members-days, giving the Govern two women, both qualified pilots, Weighing only one pound 13 ounces ness, the strict limitation of the time batteries to be installed in the under a service agreement with the ment four days a week for its busi-survey sites there for the 15-inch rube, the dance-band leader. Mr. Rultazzi was appointed manager were looking forward to a three-when she was born, Nov. 30, Betty spent in Introducing bills and in third

Island. week flying holiday to Egypt, Ludwig has gained weight steadily reading debates, and regulations for CANADA

Dr. Cook ran from the airport ever since, doctors reported. office with papers and forms officially has been kept in an incubator in measures.

She saving time in discussing formal stamped, put them in the cabin of a super-heated

She

room, and lurned to speak weighs two pounds. '

Robbed Island Batteries, Mr. Q. Pirow, Minister of Defence, Maj.-

Plane's Propeller

the plane.

In

4

Turning 700 times a minute.

She died soon afterwards.

Mr. Douglas Fairweather few

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now

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STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

After Initial dimculties, the business continued successfully until it was closed for the holiday period in July 1937. Then Mr. Ambrosa Jentered Inio a contract with one of the club's principal competitors and, A permanent camp the King's a result Mr. Harris deemed it Camp is to be established in the accessary to purchase Mr. Ambrose's

for cash. interest Rockies, on the Sulphur Mountain, Referring to the recent action overlooking Banff, to commemorate brought by Mr. Ratiozzi, Mr. Harris Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21270. the visit of the King and Queen to said he was convinced that had that Peak Depot,

Canada,

It is proposed that the camp, under not occurred the club would have

auspices of the National Counelleen able to continue.

the

Mr. Harris mentioned that when

of Education for Canada, shall be Mr. Ambrose and his band were at opened by large party of English, the club they received a salary of Canadian, Australian, New Zealand £350 a week. When he (Mr. Har- and, it is hoped, South African girls ris) agreed to work for the club he next August.

An invitation is being sent by the

sringed to receive £50 a week less. National Council of Education in liquidator by the creditors, sold that Mr. Molyneux, who was appointed Canada

a number of girls from of the liabilities of £11,000 odd Mr. private and secondary schools Great Britain to take part in a coast-for £4,076, arrears of band money, in Jack Harris was the largest creditor to-coast tour of Canada by special and the next largest creditor was Mr. train, staying a week or longer at Peter Rattazzi, whose claim against the King's Camp, and returning via the company the Great Lakes.

estimated at £3,000,

Was

Britain Tells Nazi Agents To Get Out

DRASTIC steps against members of Nazi propaganda or-

ganisations in London are being taken by the Home Office.

Head Ofee & Works 57032-

Tel. 20352.

Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr., Tel. 28938.. Kowloon Depot.

Tel. 58525.

Hotel visitors are accommodated at all leading Hotels.

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WITH A

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MARINA. HOUSE

On the Home Secretary's desk lamong when he said the three people a list of thirty people, some of them had been asked to leave. members of the Gestapo, Germany's Mr. Mander (Soc., Wolverhamp- secret police. With the list is a ton, E.), asked whether in the in- report of each person's activities (terests of national securlly, he would A lek against three of the names bers of the German secret police consider cancelling permits to mem- woman and two men-indicates that they have already been expelled and other Nazi organisations. from the country. Many olbers are Sir Samuel replied that likely to follow when Sir Samuel attention was being given Houre again reviews the reports after muiter. Appropriate action would the holidays.

be taken if necessary. The dotsler, compiled by the Detectives have been checking up Special Branch, deals alzo with some on every Nazi organisation in London prominent members of the Workers' recently. They have National Socialist Party, a Germon vestigating suggestions that

been In- Bome organisation which has its head-German Institutions in this country quarters in Clealand-terrace, Bays-use Intimidation methods in dealing: water. Recent references to this with their nationals. organisation were made in the House) "", of Commons,

The German Government have been told of the British Government's The Home Secretary, Sir Samuel determination to stop. any. inter- Hoare, rovented Bitle of the recent forenco with the personal liberty of police activity in the House of Coni- Germans here.

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