Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 275, 18 November 1914, Page 6

Great Britain

IN C 0 M E-T A X PROP OS A LS. [United Press Association.] (Received 10.25 a.m.) London, November 17. -Mr Lloyd George has announced proposals to include a double income tax, but this year he will collect only on one-third' of "the income.;.- . -;r;rj THE 350-MILLION LOAN. / (Received 1.40 p.m.) London, November 17/ : The prospectus of the 3-J per cenfc 350 million loan at 95 has been issued. It is redeemable in 1&28. Applications close on 24th inst. One hundred million has already been placed. COURT-MARTIAL ON ALLEGED ', SPY. .„ _ . (Received 1.40 p.m.) London, November 17. A court martial has opened at Woolwich on Harold Foctenberger, who is charged witfh possessing a wireless apparatus, of which h© admitted being the owner. The apparatus was found in his residence at Thorpe Ray^'and, the police found a powerful electric Morse lamp at a house overlooking the sea at Southend, which the prisoner's aunt, occupied.

THE TIN-PLATE INDUSTRY.

(Received l.iQxpimi) /.:/: *£s London, November 17.

It is stated that the prohibition of the export of tin plates to Holland, Denmark and Sweden will close down thirty-five mills at Swansea, throwing seventeen hundred men idle. It is believed that Germany- requires im/mediately eight millioiL;ts/?§ufe l & fy,9& packing.