, 1916-04-08

Attacbe at Paris, Il at Is, that the vessel WAS
probably to,pedoed.
Laredo, Texas, April 6th--Fifty persons,
including women and children, we're murder
ed near Torreon on the 28th March, when
the bandits attacked a passenger train, &C
cording to advices reaching herr.
Berlin, April 6th-It is announced that a
2 ppelin raid was made on the English coast
last night, during which a battery near Hull
was siIeuced, and large IRON works near Whit
by destroyed. The airships returned safely
to their bases.
London, April 6th-During aZeppelin raid
on the northeast coast last night, it has so
fur been ascertained that one child was killed
and eight per ons were Injured. No dunn
age of military importance resulted.
London, April 6th.-In the House of Com
mons on Tuesday, Mr.. Reginald McKeuna,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in intro
ducing the Budget, said in part, owe must
assume that the war wi last during the whole
of the coming financial year. 1t is proposed to
put a tax upon anuseInenls, which will include
theatres ana moving picture establishments,
rs we'll as football matches, and horse races.
Sugar is to be taxed an extra half-penny."
This, it is calculated, Mr.. McKenna SAID,
will produce q revenue OF seven million
ponds. Amongst other taxes am ounced
were an additional duty to be imposed on
cocoa of from Sd. to 6d. per pound, and up
on coffee and chicory of from 3D.. 10 81. per
pound. These taxes are expected to yield
92, 900, 600, while f ON a tax on matches of
81. per thousand s2, 600, 900, and from II tax
on mineral waters OF 4d. per gallon, when
prepared with sugar, and 81. per gallon on
other sorts Of mineral water, f2,00O,0OO Is
expected. Mr.. McKrnna announced increas-
Oh dntias IN mo Or licenses which wODlD he
trebled on high powered cars and doubled
on those below 16 horse power. This tax
Will produce &8O0, 600. A tax on wal pro-
ifs is increased from fifty to sixty per cent,
which VIII amount to 965 100000. The
Chancello, said that it had been decided not
to resort to any general tariff measure s,as 1T IS
preferred to deal with the importation Of
luxuries by stopping them altogether. MIR.
Mchenna said lhaf o generous allowance VIII
have to be made for the difficulty Of framing
exact estimates in view of such questions as
shortage to aud restriction upon foreign
trade. The actual expenditure during the
past year was FL, 559, 600, 600, or f31 100000
below the estimate. Great BrtaiDs Allies
had been assisted to the amount OF E264, 600
900 and the Dominions to the amount Of
ESP, 900 900. The maximum Income lax
would be five shillings in the pound. The
CnaDc6lIOr ESTIMATED tnaG the revenue WOuu
reach 9509, 600, 600 and the deficit { 1928,
O00, 900. The deficit would be made good
by borrowing.
New York, April 9th.
Flour. Winter Clears per barre, S5.6O-5.85
Meal. Kilndlied per hnrret 1915
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork S24,00-S24.50
Crystals per 100 ibr 1888 5.95
""o"' 80 test Molasses Sugal F5.O6-5.l8
Molasses Eng. lslds. per gal.
Lii erpool Cotton middllng Upland 57I100
AxcLnuge. New YorB &Lou, on, go dnNs' sight
S4.704
Exchange New York and Lon'"n 4'ght
4.76-7/16 4764
London. April 9th.
Dem. Crystals 35s. Cd. 38s. IS.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission.
Muscovado, h"a'inS terms III
Sugar. bond, on89% 34s Cd. 37s.6d.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission.
German beet So 0. b. no further
sales during the war
Jaws Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel fo'
orders, floating terms, no quotations nom.
Demerara Rum, As. Cd As. 4d.
Trinidad Cocoa. good mIdd:lng Red, pr. cwt.
nominal Cos.
Cotton, Medium Fine ). l. at Liverpool, per
N L. ola narninol