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GERMAN TAXATION
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AMSTERDAM, April 18. Germaiiv is proposing £158,000,000 of new taxation, including fifty millions from spirits, seventeen from beer and six from war profits. In order to prevent evasion, Germans leaving tne country are to pay five years’ personal taxes.
OBITUARY
LONDON, April 18
Mr. Samuel Young, tin? oldest member of the House of Commons is dead. (Deceased was a Nationalist holding the East Cavan scat).
ATR LOSSES
WASHINGTON. April 19
Official advices state three enemy aeroplanes arc brought down for every one of the Allies in the great offensive. Scores of Teuton ai ° downed daily.
SUPPING LOSSES, y (Received This Dav at'19.15. a. to.) v WASHINGTON, April 19 The British War Office reports that German Admiralty claims that submarines sank twelve million tons of world shipping in' the past year. The British are at six millions only. j GERMAN FRESH TROOPS. WASHINGTON, April 19. i British military officials estimate that Germany still has 840,000 fresh troop 3 on the west front.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1918, Page 3
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