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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
DEAR SIR,--We have been requested to ask you to publish the enclosed correspon- denos
The letter from the Colonial Secretary dated yesterday shows that the Govern- ment proposes to re-open the: Caine Road Route, and the Jubilee Road Route, which were so suddenly and arbitrarily closed by the Executive Council on the 14th June; that time prohibited hours are to be altered from between night and
6 am." to "between 1 năm, and 6 a.m.";
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Colony; and also during the absence of Mr. Lefferts Knox, who has used the Caine Road consistently and without accident for a num-
In addition one gentleman was in the habit of driving daily between his residence
It is significant that this notion was taken on the Pokfulam Road and his office near during the absence from the Colony of Dr. the Hongkong Hotel, and of using D'Aguilar | J. W. Noble, the pioneer motorist of the Street Wellington Street, Lyndhurst Terraço and Arbuthnot Read as a mEANIN of approach to the Caine Road runte.
The Cain Road route is the historic carriage route of the Colony, as is well-known to all ok residents, and the Jubileo Rond was constructed for the express purpose of driving
Early in 1911 the introduction into the Colony of one or two reckless drivers who used roads and paths unsuitable for motor- ing and drove to the public denger, drew attention to the need for further regula tions, and after discussion with the lending motorists the regulations of April, 1911, were drawn mặ
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ber of years;
It is believed that the Officer Administer ing the Government and the members of his Council had not the advantage of the advice of a single motor driver with local experi- ence when the decision แข so suddenly taken to close the Chine Road and Jubilee Rond, and it is also believed that the fact that ficences allowing these routes and permitting eight riding were current was not brought
to the notice of the Executive Couticil at the time.
2. It is proposed to make the following amendments in the Regulations :---
Regulations Nos. 8, 18 and 19 are repealed || hetwoer Wanchai Market and Arsenal and the following are substituted therefor Street, Wanchni Rond between Wonchai respectively; -
Market and Praya East, Wanchai Road hetwoon Praya Enst and Morrison Hill Road, Morrison Hull Road, Observation Place, Praya East, Albany Street, Ship Street, Arsenal Street, Queen's Road East between Arsound Street and City Hall.
8. No motor car which is Beensed or used for livery shall be ridden or driven anywhere in the Colony between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. except for the purpose of carry- ing a duly qualified medical practitioner to see a patient, or for the purpose of carrying a police officer on duty.
18.(.) No person shall drive any mator car within the City of Victoria at a higher speed than ten miles an hour.
-Nu person shall drive any heavy We venture to suggest that His Excellency motor car at a higher speed than eight miles Provided that the speed of a should obtain the opinion of Dr. Noble on an hour. the subject of the Caine Road and Jubilee heavy motor car shall not exceed five miles Reed, and we hazard a forecast that. Dr. an hour. Noble will inform His Excellency that those roads are the safest in the Colony for motoring,
With regard to "night riding," we think on reconsideration His Excellency will come to the conclusion that the restriction;
(.)-If the weight of the heavy motor car unladen exceeds four tons, or
(b) If the total weight of the load and of the heavy motor car onladen exceeds six tons, or
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The routes inserted in those regulations were those already in use by motor cars and generally recognised as suitable for the purpose, and it is believed that the regulations would have been found generally satisfactory had not the practice of "night riding with the accompanying noisy be haviour of the occupants of the ears, become common, and, through the inaction of the police who did not invoke their powers of suppressing disorderly conduct and provent is unnecessarily harsh as it stands, as it pre-heavy motor car is fitted with a tire which ing unnecessary noise at night, this practicunts the ordinary peaceful citizen, whu ruised a general hostility in the minds of lives in tin: suburbs, from driving home and the after an evening at the Club or the Theatre,
(e)--Pokfulam, Aberdeen, etc. the public against motorists,
or after a concert or a dance, and we suggest (c)-No person shall drive any moter cay
Pokfulam Rond between Queen's Road and innocent, careful and considerate driver has
that the prohibited hours (if any) should or heavy motor car on any street or road been made to suffer.
be between 1 a.m., and 5 am, with power recklessly or negligently, or at a speed or Boulam Road, Pokfulam Road betweee When the fret set of regulations was
for the police to issue special permits on in a manner which is dangerous to the Bonhart Road and Ahordeen, Aberdeen published it was recognised that they were incomplete, as ne provision was nunde for the occasion of a dance or other special public, having regaining the entum, Village, Road from Aberdeen Village, Road No. 12, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
stances of the ense, including the use of horas ar sirens for motors, and
Our clients also take exemption to regula-condition, and use of the street or road, and from Aberdeen Village to top of hill over-
Jubileo Road. na provision had ever been made for the use
"THE CASTLE," Castle Road, 9 Reoms, (1)-Roads for Motor Bicgeles only.
from Let September, 1912, thoroughly repaired, of bells on bicycles. It was therefore underton No. 18 in Government Notification No. to the amount of traffic which actually is looking Deep Water Bay from the West, Tep of hill West of Deep Water Bay to stood tha: the rogutations were more or less 3 of 4th June, 1912, the wording of which at the time, or which might reasonably be
LARGE ROOMS, Central Position, Cheap experimental and temporary, but as licences is certainly peculiar, and we beg to call expected to be, on the street or rond. Dis
tamtuk and Shaukiwan; Tritumtuk for ears and drivers were issued for one year attention to the law of England at the pre-regard of any warning signal erected ander
Rent. sent time, which is contained in Section 3 the authority of the Captain-Superintendent Stander, Taitamtak and Shaukiwan; Tai-painted and colourwashed, expiring on 30th June, 1912, there was an implicit understanding that new regulations of the Motor Car Act, 1903, and is no doubt of Police shall be deemed to he sufficient Wongneichung Cap; Deep Water Bay to Wonguelchong Gap, Wongneichong Gap to would not be brought into force until 1st the crystallisation of the host opinion of prima facie evidence of negligent driving.
experienced motorists "on the subject of July, 1912.
driven in any part of the Colony except Happy Valley; Shankiwan to D'Aguilar.“ dangerous driving.
We also trust that the Chwernment with upon the following streets and ronds, or in reduce the enormous liecues for which has the following places:-. been so suddenly imposed
The question of "night riding" and speed limits was under discussion for several months, and on the 17th May we had the honour
to address the Acting Colonial Seccotary fully on the subject, and made Several suggestions with a view to prevent ing the legitimate use of the public carriage highways at night from becoming a mienne to residents.
festivity.
19No motor car shall be ridden or
In this letter we bave carefully refrained from referenon to the legal objections which co have taken to the new regulations and which are the subject of an appeal no between
are allowed.
HONGKONG ISLAND.
(b.)-Eastern District.
i
vant,
(84) CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary,
KOWLOON, NEW KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES, Kowloon (South of New Kowloon), any public road of the width of 15 feet at least; Shaukiwan Village, Shaukiwan Road Now Kowloon, any public road of the width Northern boundary of New Kowloon to tram terminus and Quarry Bay of 15 feet at least; Taipo Road from the Motor Bicycles only-any public pending from the Police Magistrate, which Village, Quarry Bay Village, Shaukiwan Taipe A reference to our letter of that date will appeal our clients are prepared to with Road between Quarry Bay Village and road or path of the width of B feet at least. show that the question of closing the Caine draw if the Regulations are amended in the Kennedy's Stables, Causeway Bay Road, Yee-In, gentlemen, your obedient sor- Road route as the Jubileo Rond had not naner indicated above, and if their claims We Street, Jardine's Bazaar, Irving St., for compensation for the disturbance of Pennington Street, Caroling Road, Percival heen eron suggested to us, nor did it ever vecar to ourselves or our clients that any their business during the currency of the Street, Leighton Hill Road, Wongneichung new regulations would be brought into force lienees, of which we append particulars, Rond, Gap Road, Queen's Road, East before the expiry of the current licences on
In conclusion we desire to call attention the 30th June, in fact the writer was informed by Mr. Clementi some months ago to the depositions in the Police Court pro- that the intention of the Government was ceedings (Appleton v. Lauritsen), of which to maintain the status quo until that date. we opbluse & enpy, and to the report of the We submit therefore that the motor ear same pixeedings in the Hongkong Daily owners have good ground to complain of the 'ress of the 15th June, and to the enclosed arbitrary action of the Government in the letter and article which have appeared in the public press (ie., letters signed "W. A. following three matters:-
(1.)-Prohibiting motoring between mid-Dowley" in Hongkong Daily Press of 14th night and 6 a.m during the currency of JuneArticle headed "Motor Cars and the then existing licences, and without Midsummer Madness" in Hongkong. Tele- graph of 13th July) in addition to those any notice or warning to the licencees.
referred to in our previous letters. (2.)-Suddenly closing the oldest motor
We have the honour to he, sir, your route in the Culony (tho Caine Road route) without any notice or warning, and with- obedient servants, oat (as we submit) any jurisdiction what-
Over.
(3.)--Similar action with regard to the Inbiloe Road taken on the solitary com- plaint of three horseman (who have now left the Colony), and in face of the fact that the road was constructed by public subscription for the us by the public as a carriage road.
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Hongkong, 9th August, 1912 Sin,-1 am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your latter of the 16th July on the subject of the Motor Car Regulations, and to inform you that the whole matter has been considered by His Excellency the Governor-in-Council.
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