In his Budget speech in the House of Commons to-day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden) announced important reductions of taxation as follows:— Tea duty reduced by one-half from May 5. ...
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Article : 97 wordsThe "McKenna duties" referred to in the Budget were levied in a British Special Budget, September 1915, by Mr. (now Sir) Reginald McKenna, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsLord Dudley and Gert[?]e Millar, the well-known actress and widow of the late Lionel Moneton, the eminent composer and musical critic, were married ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 1 May 1924, Page 7
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