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Thump, thump, thump, thump?at 3:30 p. m. the sound of the crippled Chancellor's rubber tipped canes was heard, and at 3:46 the great budget speech...
Tantalizing Chancellor. Months ago Philip Snowden's 1930 budget became the state secret most tantalizing to British businessmen. If he should decide to revoke the so-called McKenna duties protecting British auto makers, these gentry knew they would almost have to close up shop. How could they find out what was in Snowden's mind? They could not. Punch cartooned the Chancellor of the Exchequer with his box of secrets clutched under his arm, snarling at businessmen who wanted information. Punch was right, but so was Snowden. The budget of the world's greatest empire is by tradition a "political...
...budget afternoon last week the great leaders of British banking, shipping and industry left their offices and jostled each other in the distinguished visitors' gallery of the House, or the Peers' gallery if their rank entitled them to that eminence. Noticed in the distinguished jam was Rt. Hon. Montagu Collet Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, and in the packed Peers' gallery Baron Kylsant, chairman of the Royal Mail Line, White Star Line and associated companies, largest shipping combine on earth...
April 14-Presentation of national budget to the British House of Commons by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden; in London...
...time the poor president has been hoping against hope that he might get at least an hour this morning to tackle the tremendous job of assembling the annual budget. But now he must hasten away to the monthly luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce and must, make up his speech as he drives over, because last night he was entertaining a distinguished visiting lecturer who did not have sense enough to turn in until...