HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS DISCUSSED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, CONTROL OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC LRGED.
HOW THEY KEEP ORDER IN BRAKOHAL, “
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRASE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 12ra," 192.
tho Association..
Although the police did not desire to enforce a speed limit, a reasonable speed must be, observed by motorists, otherwise regulation must in evitably come.
much better until a certain incident well DEATH OF BARON KONDO, known to members occurred, and the new PRESIDENT OF THE NIPPON YUSEN method was abandoned Traffic condi tions were worse and worse. They were
KAISHA.
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far better in Mr. Messer's time. It was We regret to learn from the localefice As to the practice of throwing missiles
not possible now to drive through any of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha that a cable- at passing motor cars, of which he surf the streets without being obstructed. gram has been received announcing that posed every member of the Association had experience, in the last few days there He had had half a dozen wind screens Baron Rempei Kondo, President of the inst. The funeral will take place to The third annual meeting of the Hong. had been abundant evidence of the danger broken by stones in the last twelve Nippon Yusen Kaisha, died on the th
was held this caused, and it must be controlled months. In Shanghai, where there were
The Ista Baron was born in 1850,-and kong Automobile Association last evening, at Messrs. Jardine, Mathe and stopped. None of them wished to no sidewalks, pedestrims were confined sorrow, the 13th inst. Bon & Company's offices, when tro the interfere with the old-time custom of to the kerb. Then came a track for rick- questions, and problems of local govern-cracker aring at China New Year, but shaws and the motor-cars had the centre was therefore about 71 years of age. Prae- ment as they affect motorists were dis legislation should be passed against bomb of the road. Something like that might tically all his life he had been connected often be done here if the authorities were with shipping. In his early years he
•enssed at same length. The Hon. Mr. throwing (Applause.)—It war
were always approached. Mr. Lauritsen concluded served under the great Iwasaki. P. H.Holyoak (retiring President) occu suggested that motorists
Nippon Yusen Kaisha was formed in 1888 pressing their own claims, whereas, as with thanks to the retiring President and Sea King" of his time, and when the pied the chair.
The Committee submitted a brief report a matter of fact, they were frequently Committee for their splendid work.
The CRAISMAN said the primary differ by the amalgamation of the Mitsubishi which stated that the roll of members urging reforms which were in the general-
ence between Shanghai and Hongkong Co. and the Kyodon Un-yu, he was-ap- One was loth to com at date was 250; sixty new members had public interest. joined, and two bhad died during the ment upon the récent lamentable acci- control was that in Shanghai policemen pointed a Director of the Company. At year. Club badges to the number of dent, which was likely to be the subject on duty had drawn batons, and it a man the time of the China-Japan War, 58 were issued during the year, making of an official enquiry, but it seemed did not obey the order he was promptly about 1805, he was appointed Vice- a total of 108. Messrs. H. G. Brayfield probable that it could have been averted smacked on the side of the head. It made President of the Company, and later and Mr. J. L. Crockatt had resigned if a stop had been put to the practice a "tremendous difference in the control succeeded to the post of President. "and we have position in the shipping world to-day from the Committee during the year, and of throwing exploding" bombs which of traffic, "This is a British colony," The Nippon Yusen Kaisha owes its great had not been replaced.
scattered small fragments of stone with remarked Mr. Holyoak,
to be a little more careful what we do." very largely to the foresight and sound He considerable force.
All the same, (be continued) he was per- business ability of Baron Kondo.
The financial statement showed that catrunce fees and subscriptions amounted to 81,310 during the year. A balance of
be done. With regard to bomb throwing, 81.77 was brought forward from last
to the desirability of holding a competit was useless to attempt to control the year and the Association now had a
tion for hill climbing, petrol consump-
throwers. Contral must begin much balance in hand of $2,668, of which 81,500tion and driving-
A proposal was de- earlier. The Association must press for was on fixed deposit.
The committee would be glad of exfectly certain that a good deal more could was created a Baron in 1011, and had pressions of opinion from members as
previously been honoured by the Emperor with the 2nd Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his services in the transport of the Russo-Japanese arrangementa
The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think finitely made for last January 1st, but it absolute prohibition of the sale of such War.
that the members of the Association generally realized the amount of work done in the year by the Association, and Secretary, whose particularly by the energy he could not praise too highly Naturally, much of the work of the Association was of a private character, so that members were not always fully conversant with the extent of the work being done. The Association had a good den) of correspondence with the Govern ment, mitch of which could not be publish ed, and during the year there had been great deal of spade work. He personally had had an arduous year, and would be. glad to hand over the reins of office..
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was abandoned owing to the condition of Taikoo Road at that time. In conclu- sion Mr. Holyoak took the opportunity of thanking the committee for its sup port; the work had been a labour of love, and he wished his successor as much pleasure in the position as he had had. (Applause.").
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The accounts were approved on the pro- position of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Major CASSEL.
The Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. MESSER was elected President, and Dr. G. M. Hans TON was re-elected Vice-President. Mr. F. C. Beviseros was elected hon, secretary
things in the Colony-(Applause).
Major CASSEL drew attention to the fact that two Chinese arrested for throwing bombs were discharged at the Magistracy, That did not tend to prevent the damage to cars suffered in the past few days."
Mr. M. H. Lo, remarked that notices were issued every year by the police re garding bombe, but they were not com plied with. But with regard to the traffic control, which Mr. Wolfe sought to in- augurate, and which Mr. Lauritsen had referred to, he could not find words to express his resentment at the method adopted. He did not think the pedestrian The following were elected to the Com- could be deprived of the use of the road, mittee-The Hon. Mr. P. E. Holyoak, and he objected to having to go to the the Hon. Mr. Laur Chu Pak, Major Police Station if he should walk, a Cassel, Messrs. J. Bell Irving, O.D. from Alexandra Buildings across Lambert, C. Lauritsen, W. E. Roberts, Jardine's at an angle other than that
prescribed. G. Miskin, J. McCubbin and G. H. M.
and treasurer.
Bannerman.
to
The CHAIEMAY said they were all agreed
Daron Kondo had a seat in the first session of the Japanese Diet, but he had no liking for politics and preferred to devote his time and abilities to the im portant shipping interests of his country,
The eminent service to the State Baron Kendon rendered in this connection will be universally acknowledged, and hin name must for ever be associated in history as one of the makers of modern Japan. His death, therefore, is a national loss.
CHINESE FLOUR. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
In the House of Commons recently, Mr. Waterson asked the Food Controller whe ther he could state the amount of Chinese due to arrive: if the Scottish Association
flour in Great Britain, and also the amount
The CHAIRMAN asked for criticisms and in not for a moment advocating for that this class of four had been tested, | proposals for the guidance of the incom ing Committee, particularly as to the desirability of having a hill climbing, and petrol consumption tests and a gen eral driving test for chauffeurs,-unless
The first question the committee was called upon to deal with during the past year was that of a central garage. In the correspondence with the Government, it was elicited that the desired site, at the lower Peak Tram Station, was military land, and therefore the Government, though sympathetic, could not meet the wishes of the Association. He hoped that when the question of military, lands in Hongkong" was definitely settled, the Association would get what it desired. A very important question, or which the committee had not yet come to a final settlement, was that of a training school for chauffeurs, both with a view to pro- Mr. BEVINGTON suggested that the ques- ducing efficient chauffeurs for private cars, tion of competitions be left to the Com- and reducing the present abnormally high
mittee to decide, after canvassing the rate of wages paid in this Colony as com members for opinions and suggestions. pared with almost every other motoring "centre in the Far East. The committee had three proposals on this question which it was leaving as a legacy to the incoming
-committee. ad
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What they were urging on behalf of the Association was the education of the Chinese public who seemed to be ignorant of the danger of a heavy vehicle travelling even at fifteen miles an hour. They asked
of Master Bakers in a letter to the Ministry on 7th October Inst declared and a microscopic examination of the starch cells showed that the four was maile from unsound wheat; in view of this declaration. was he prepared to consider professional millers' opinion on such mat ters as affected the staple food of the country: and, if not what methods was he
of the community.
in the members' opinion the Association for greater mutual consideration on the prepared to adopt to safeguard the health
was too young to undertake the promo- tion of such contests, or the roads were part of the pedestrian, because it was a thought unsuitable.
The CHAIRMAN Baid the Committee was.
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The Food Controller replied that the quantity of Chinese flour id to the account of the Royal Commission on
Wheat Supplies in Great Britain was 36,600 In accordance with tons and a further quantity of 48,400 tons was due to arrive. the regular practice of the Wheat Com mission, this flour was subjected on arrival to expert examination, and the that an insignificant quantity arrived in results were satisfactory. It was true. damaged condition, but no part of that quantity had been allocated for use for human consumption.
Mr. Waterson asked the right hon. gentleman whether he was aware that this four was condemned by every mer in the country.
The Food Controller.-No, I am not.
CHINA'S DOMESTIC LOANS.
POOLING SUGGESTED.
little anreasonable for a considerable crowd to walk down the middle of the street when pavements were provided The day had passed in this for them. Colony when the open roadway was the natural place for pedestrians. For many divided on the question whether it would years it was do, but that was before there be practicable or useful, and left it was any high-speed traffic. To-day nearly open for an expression of opinion from five hundred motor cars were passing to and fro and it was time some control over the members at the annual meeting.,
Mr. C. D. LAMBERT thought a competiroad traffic was insisted upon, unless On the question of traffic control, Mr.
At Home every serious and increasingly serious accidents HOLYOAE said that without in the least tion should be held.
Association and Motor were to happen. Motorists did not ask a desiring to cast any aspersions upon the Automobile police control in the Colony, he was of Cyclists Association held competitions, menopoly of the roads, but they did opinion, from personal" observation of annually, bi-monthly, or even monthly. desire, seeing that motor traffic had not many other centres in the Far East, where They, brought members together, and only cume to stay, but would increase in motor traffic had grown up rapidly, that gave them as opportunity of finding out the most astonishing manner now that this Colony as far as traffic control was what their cars could do. Many cars in magnificent roads had been built that
A Chinese news agency report states concerned, was the worst served of all the Colony were driven by Chinese there should be adequate control for the
that for the purpose of reorganizing the In response to representations by the drivers and had a very heavy petrol con- safety of everybody.--(Applause).`
Mr. LAUKITBEN, in reply to Mr. Lo, said Chinese national finances, both Sir F. A. 'Association, a pointsman was put at the sumption. With tests, owners would very
the incident Aglen and Mr. Chang Chia-to, Vice President of the Bank of Ching, have bottom of Garden Road, but, for all the soon find out why petrol was disap- he was not referring to good it was, the Government might as pearing so quickly. For a competition, Mr. Lo had in mind. He submitted that submitted memorials and suggestions to well have put a windmill there it would be necessary to close a road. pedestrians wishing to cross the streets the Government urging the necessity for the reorganization and unification of (Laughter.)-Unless there was competent The tests were usually based on hp, should not run across anywhere, as the Chinese domestic loans; otherwise it is European supervision of traffic control, or time and weight; cars were not to run Chinese did, absolutely heedless of what feared that China will not be able to was coming. Europeans did the same meet the service of these loans a few years hence in view of the deplorable until every Sikh and Chinese police had neck-to-nock; each driver was tested in learned properly to control traffic, it was turn and the roads in the Colony pro- thing, but in his experience in the Colony edition of the national finances. useless putting them on such tasks. He vided some fairly severe ordeala.
Europeans and Portuguese. The conclu and permit the Chinese Banking Group to handle the, pooling on behalf of the would suggest for the consideration of Mr. W. J. CRAWFORD reverted to the there had been very few accidents to chief suggestion is to pool all the loans the Government that if they had no pra question of traffic control; remarking the sion to be drawn was that it was not the Government with full powers. The sug perly trained London traffic police in the the Chinese wandered about the streets European community they had to consider gestions are under the consideration of the Government and they will be placed as far as danger was concerned.
before the Cabinet Conference shortly. Colony (which he believed they had, aimlessly, not using the sidewalks and
Mr. C. C. HICKLING said it seemed to though they were not using them), they defying motorists, their attitude saying, should send at least two of the force to "You dare not ruri us down." It was not be taken for granted that motorists were Shanghai to be trained to control motor always the Chinese, however. At Kow-insisting on traffic control simply because traffic At Shanghai at any rate, there loon Ferry Wharf he had had to speak to they were motorists. But rickshaws and tracks were oftea ülistructed as much as was some attempt to control motor traffic, people of other nationalities than Chinese motorists by the old ladice who stood in and in Peking, where motor traffic had who were "walking five, six and seven the middle of the street to hold a con- been more recently introduced than "in abreast, with arms linked. Mr. Crawford versation with someone on the third floor. A message from Kansu states that tho Hongkong, control was infinitely more also spoke of the nuisance of objection able things being thrown from verandahs. He was aware that the police had issued The police, on receiving a complaint, notices to householders, warning pede. threatened to take the occupants to the strians of the danger of rushing head police station, but, of course, that would lessly across the road, but much more not be much good. The police did what than this should be done." The Associathey could; one did not know what to do tion would be only too glad to assist with such people. It was a dificult the police by any means in its power. problem. The police had appealed to motorists to Mr. C. LAURITSEN referred to the efforts reduce speeds when passing through the police made, when Mr. Wolfe, was central areas, and he urged this again C.S.P., to induce the people to walk on on all mootorists who were members of the pavements
efficient.
This question concerned not motorists only, but the public generally
THREATENED
The
MOSLEM
OUTBREAK IN CHINA. EARTHQUAKE AS A PEACEMAKER,
Moslem outbreak which was threatened there has not materialised as a wides Mr W. LAMBERT drew attention to the pread movement, undoubtedly owing to The dangerous narrowness of the road leading the earthquake, in which the Mohamme past Holt's Wharf in Kowloon
dans an warning from heaven. The CHAIRMAN Bid it would be noted. death of Shen, Jen and other Mohamme On the matter of the holding of the dan religious leaders through the collapse competitions and terts-referred to, it was of caves, houses and city walle seems decided on the motion of Mr. BEVINOTOS effectively to have stopped the plan for seconded by Mr. Laser that the Com offering resistance to the Central Govern
mittee should circularise members stating that it was proposed to hold a meeting if a sufficient number expressed their inteating of taking part, and asking for suggestions as to the form the tests should
takes Conditions were very This concluded the meeting.
ment.
Over five hundred. Moslem leaders are said to have been buried in the ruins of the place in which they were holding & catastrophe. the Mohammedans have changed their truculent attitude toward religious conference. As a result of this
the Central Govenment.
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