GENERAL CABLE NEWS
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. . LONDON, April 16. The Daily Telegraph expresses tho opinion that tho Budget on Monday will include a slight increase in the income tax and a heavy increase 111 the supertax; also an ad valorem duty on luxuries, including jewellery and expensive clothes; and new duties 011 tea, sugar, beer, spirits and possibly tobacco. ' In the House of Lords Lord Beauchamp introduced the Ses.ua! Offences Bill, which deals drastically with venereal diseases and soliciting in the streets. SYDNEY, April 17. The hotels have raised the price of all spirits to 9d per drink. MELBOURNE, April 17. The Prices-Commission has fixed tho prices of tobacco to bo those ruling ou March 1. "
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17292, 18 April 1918, Page 4
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121GENERAL CABLE NEWS Otago Daily Times, Issue 17292, 18 April 1918, Page 4
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