Concerning the appropriations. for the various' Ministries," the Navy 'Omice tops. the list with' ¥.530,199,000, followed" by he War OMice with Y¥491,271,000 and the Finance Ministry with ¥.463,$13,000, The Budget also provides for the levy of an excess profits tax to the amount of ¥.30,000,000, which sum is to be inereaxed to ¥.40,000,000 the following year. This special tax, will imposed chiefly "on the munitions industry, which, of late, has been showing' considerable profs.
The Budget allocates Y.543,457,0¢0 for new enterprises by the varices Ministries during the next fiscal year, of which the War a are" to restive '¥.130,225,000, respectively, represent. ing about vb per cent. of the total sum.
'A comparison of the 1995-36 Budget Agures wita those of the current and receding financial years reveals that military expenses have increased for the fifth successive year. In the last Budget before the" Manchurian incident, that for the 1930-31 fecal year, which' totalled ¥1,806,972,000, © the Army and Navy combined were given ¥.442,859,000. Inthe 1935-36. budget, totaling ¥.2.190.044,038, "they have been allottes "¥.13021,470,000, Althosgh the total budget outlay has increated since the 1990-31 budget by about per cent, the portion devoted to'.cilitary expenses has] grown by 130 per cent. From 27 per cent. of the total, the military por-lon' has became' 468 per cent State of Manchoukuo and the Arst of the Empiee of Manchuria, in, Harn great preparations are ta progress, the public buildings Being luminated fand decorated with flags and. bunting, the whole of the Chinese Eastern Railway otices are covered with Sullined in coloured Iampst mostly of and decorated with huge dragons
he national yellow-shade, while al many prominent points. th the city huge arches have been crocied, festooned with bunting and "spruce fir, aswell as illuminated, To-morrow morning a huge meeting will be held at the " Muslepal Gardens where speeches will be made by the Governor of Pinnslang Prov: Ree, "of. Lal dungshuang, by "the Japanese commanding officer, General
eral, Mr, Morishima, the CER Wakavabe, the Sapa Coast Gen President, ar. Li Shao-keng, the Chief of Police, General Tein Jung. nel, "trid others. Following. the speeches a. great procession will be formed which will march" through the main streets of "the <liy. dal the procession will be representatives of many organizations, "schools and arouse "attsuons the fre brigades and huge "dragons, and hundreds of men on stilts Over 100,000 paper flags will be! sivan out 10 those who take part and ver" 100,000 electric temps wil {sed inthe "garden " illuminations, Special church Services will be held inthe Russian Churches and. in the Jewish Synagogue. Inthe evening both" to-night and "to-morrow the whole ity wil! be illuminated and 2 dleplay of will be given {nthe Municipal Gardens to-merrow night. One unfortunate thing is that heavy snow hes been falling here al day to-day and this' will make the steels a mass of. slush to-morrow hrough" which "the procession Wal have £0 wend ite way. There is {est 12 keep the falling snow hard.
This afternoon the newly appointed British Consul General, Mr E.G. Jamieson, with his wite and daughter arrived from the south, He was met the station by HBA. Consul Gen tral, airs OF Garetin, te Acting Sonsul, Mr. J.P, Price end Mr. [Dening, and the of the con-late, Csptain A. Wilson, and others.
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