The Archive · 1941

Poll to Be Taken on Mr. Hayashi's Amendment to Resolution for Surcharge qn Rates and Land Tax

AIN or shine the adjourned special meeting of Ratepayers which was rudely interrupted on January 23, following a shooting outrage resulting in the wounding of Mr. W. J. Keswick, Chairman of the Municipal Council, will be re-assembled at 2.30 p.m. sharp tomorrow at the public stand of the Race Course. A resolution of the Council proposed by Mr. Keswick, seconded by Mr. J. W. Carney, an American councillor, will be moved to levy a 40 per cent. sur ¢harge on Land Tax, Municipal and Special Rates and generally to increase licence fees in the International Settlement.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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