NO BUSINESS.
BROKERS "STRIKE." Protest Against Proposed Sales Tax. FRENCH BOURSE CLOSED. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyrlp':' > (Received 10 a.m.) PARIS, January 25. Brokers have refused to transact business as a protest against the sales tax proposed by M. Clieron, Minister of Finance, as a means of balancing the Budget. The authorities consequently decided to close the Bourse for tlie day. A great increase of unemployment is expected if the "strike" continues. The "strike" was carried out with the utmost good humour. When two score of portly stockbrokers tried to initiate market orders they were not registered on the indicator, as the strikers had cut the electric wires. From then on the hall was a Babel of chatter and laughter, a few "stink bombs" adding to the confusion. The Government threaten to prosecute on the ground that any demonstration against the freedom of Parliamentary discussion cannot be allowed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 21, 26 January 1933, Page 7
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146NO BUSINESS. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 21, 26 January 1933, Page 7
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