NEW TAX BASIS SUGGESTED

... to the idea of the spreading back of losses for six years instead of one. Mr S. B. M‘WLeod, a senior inspector of taxes, speaking for the Association of Inspectors of Taxes. said that the suggested change would cause considerably extra work. The Inspectorate ...

Published: Monday 16 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

UNIONIST MEETINGS WILL GO ON

... announcement, will take place although the dates are before the Dissolution of Parliament. 3 Sir Dadvid Maxwell - Fyfe. K.C., will speak in the Central Hall, Tollcross, Edinburgh, on January 27, and Sir Thomas Dugdale, Bart., in South Angus on January 30, and ...

Published: Monday 16 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Striving After Good Health

... le to the wider use of _mass-radiography as a means of _detection. We can certainly welaim- that the position, broadly ‘ speaking, is not getting any “worse. How quickly it can be ~made any better must continue 20 be one of the outstanding questions for ...

Published: Monday 16 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 652 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

T City Election Campaign ‘Marking Time’ Expenses Worry All Parties

... “treating” is being watched as carefully as advertising. ‘“We have candidates,” stated the Unionist official, “ who had planned to speak at a number of social functions, but we have to watch now that they are not classed as ‘corrupt practices.’ “ A candidate might ...

Published: Tuesday 17 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 259 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ONLY SOLUTION

... that the queue doubled back to the end of the pavilion, also that there appeared to be ver(v little movement.” Qur hopes (I speak for all who were around me) were raised when the selling continued after 12.30, but when we were 3uite near the gay office ...

Published: Tuesday 17 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ELECTION BRIEFS All-Party Service At St Paul’s

... use of Falkirk Town Hall for eve-of-the-poll meeting. They have also booked the Albert Hall, Stirling, for the same night. Speaking at Carnoustie last night, Mr J. A. Stodart, vice-chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party, said: “Those who five years ago ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 372 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

By Mr J. Boyd-Carpenter, M.P

... the advice of his Ministers. And it is, therefore, these Ministers who are responsible when things go wrong. That is why we speak of a system of “responsible” Government; His Majesty’s Ministers have to waste of time in these circumrespond, or answer, to ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ELECTION BRIEFS

... Mr Alfred Balfour, who has represented the constituency since 1945. Lord Samuel and Lord Reading are to visit Scotland to speak from Liberal platforms. Provost J. Moffat and Bailie J. Elliot, of Bonnyrigg, addressed a ‘well-attended Labour meeting in ...

Published: Thursday 19 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A Difficulty

... A Difficulty “The telegram speaks for itself I will.tfimd.xoun lordship a copy It is better that I should not read it in public unless your lordship thinks that it should be read.? Mr Levy then handed the judge a copy of the telegram. - “One of the di ...

Published: Thursday 19 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 270 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

‘Conservatives Would Give All The Facts’

... ‘Conservatives Would Give All The Facts’ —Candidate Speaking at Newcraighall School last night, Commander C. E. M. Donaldson, prospective Conservative candidate for East Edinburgh, said the Labour manifesto contained the expected proposals for the co ...

Published: Friday 20 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 252 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

STUNNED

... STUNNED Col. Shearer was the first to speak, confessing that they all seemed to be pretty well stunned by the legal opinion being so definite, and he thought in the face of that it wa s hardly possible to come to any decision in the way of diverting the ...

Published: Friday 20 January 1950
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 5 | Tags: none