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(To the Editor of the "China Mall.")
Sir, In your issue of 8th inst. The coming election is also peculiarly interesting not only be- your contributor. "G.L." under
SPEED LIMITS *NO USEFUL PURPOSE. NSERVED
PUBLIC SAFETY
The London and Home Counties Advisory Committee find that:
Existing speed limits in the County of London serve no useful purpose;
Speed limits may in them- selves be dangerous;
cause of the greatly augmented the heading "En Paesant" and woman's vote but also because, in "Racial Discrimination," referred a much larger number than ever to a letter to the Press, written before, women candidates are by a Chinese a week ago, con- coming forward as cndidates. The cerning the subjent of discrimina- end of this month, or rather the tion of search of luggage.
I have not seen that letter, nor beginning of the next, will tell us the electorate's decision, and on do I know the writer of it!
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Public safety can be provided for more effectively by the gen- eral law.
The Committee comment that the Commissioner of Police at the time of their investigations (Sir William Horwood) suggest-
contributor is a gentleman)-if Metropolitan Police district out- side the County of London might be abolished. Instead of giving most of our "C.L.C." had been-less caustic and minds to inadequate projects for more restrained in his comments. In the City of London, the lopping the branches, why do Such disparaging remarks with Metropolitan Police district, and we not hew at the trunk and reference to the intelligentsia of Greater London 12,832 persons drag up the roots? In ProChina
and probably a re- have been killed in road accidents portion as you abolish war the
turned student"--are entirely un-since 1920, armaments will abolish them-
called for.
The Beat Safeguard selves. War has survived and re-
If "C.L.C." must write, why each periodic convulsion, because can't be write something sensible, The foregoing facts and opin- there was no rational substitute constructive, and less contro-ions are recorded in the report of Unfortunately, appar- the Committee to the Minister of for it in the shape of an authorita-versial? tive system of international ently, a sense of responsibility is Transport for the year October 1, justice. The Sunday Observer seldom a qualification of para- 1927, to September 30, 1928.
The conclusions of the Com- (London).
graph-writers.
"C.LC." must be extremely mittee on the question of speed naive or possibly had his tongue limits followed a review of their in his cheek when he wrote operation both in the county of "Chinese in Hong Kong will agree London and the Metropolitan that there is no racial discrimina-Police District outside the county
of London. They declare:- tion in this Colony."
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In some cases traffic condi- tions in themselves enforce a limitation of speed on any rea sonable driver, and unreason- able drivers can be dealt with under the existing general legislation.
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Speed limits may in them- selves be dangerous, e.g., limit of ten miles per hour may tend to become the minimum speed irrespective of traffic conditions within the streets affected.
Speed limits have proved in practice difficult to enforce
cases
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The fact that well-meaning people are founding Concord Clubs and such like is an indiea- tion that all is not well in the social relation between Chinese and Europeans in this Colony. Passengers arriving on the of course, your contributor does. "Empress of Asia" yesterday not call "racial discrimination"! unemployment," and they have inculded Dr. C. A. Patrick, Mr. he prefers the more euphemistie D. H. Buttonjee, Mr. H. C.phrase of "barriers brought about
one of their leading election D.S.0. and Col. H. A. Stewart, guage." But after all, how many Europeans in this Colony go to slogans. The Liberal promise is D.S.O., O.B.E.
such Concord Clubs?" Admitted- very alluring, but it is hardly ́ ́.
A London message reports thely, there are some Europeans who likely to make much of an im-
success of Mr. Peter H. Sin at seem to have no racial prejudice,
Public safety, which is the pression on the British electorate at the March Final examination but they are rare as the prover-
An old Diocesan bial virtue.
chief aim in fixing speed limit, It promises too much, and is ob- for solicitors.
can be provided for more effec- Returning to the subject of dis- viously the result of one of Mr. School boy. whose family is
with
tively by the general law. thecrimination of search. This vex- closely associated Lloyd George's characteristic pioneers of West River shipping, ed question has never yet been
The Committee reported to the bursts of Celtic enthusiasm Mr. Sin served his articleship fairly, frankly and courageously Minister that they proposed to where it was rather that, as is ought to be, a with Raymond Oliver & Co. of faced by such champions of the consider any cases piece of genuine statementship. Bedford Row., and is a brother theory of "no racial discrimina-suggested that the speed limit of Mr. C. M. Sin, a director of tion in Hong Kong" as your con- should be withdrawn as being The Liberal panacea that is to several local companies.
tributor.
specially vexatious. To this the No educated man, knowing the Minister had replied that, while effect the banishment of un-!
Alleging that accused had reasons, will object to being agreeing that particular employment is that, under a
been prosecuted by Sanitary In- searched, but why must Euro might well be reviewed, it was Liberal Government, there will be spector Sintori "for reasons best peans be exempt from search? important that there should be a grand nátlobal system of trunk known to himself." Mr. E. S. From the point of view of justice, informal discussion with local is absolutely in authorities before any official ac roads with readjustment of side Brookes appeared for the defence this attitude
yesterday at the Kowloon defensible, and not only Chinese, tion was taken. It was important
of these. roads serving them and recon-
Magistracy when a Chinese owner but all non-Europeans, object to that the concurrence struction of bridges-all of which of a bakery at Shamshuipo was it (vide the cases frequently ap-bodies should be secured to any recommendation in respect of the will provide employment for no charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-pearing in Court).
A law which claims to be just abolition of existing restrictions fewer than 350,000 men; another Smith for running a bakery-
He was must make no distinction as to Commenting on street acci- 20,000 will find work in draining house without a permit.
found guilty and fined $25. race or creed, rich or poor. It is dents, the Committee state:- lands now water-logged, 122,000
no defence to use the hackneyed will be set to the development of Among the passengers ar-fargument that because nearly all Post Office telephones and elec.riving by the RM.S. "Empress the crimes are committed by of Asia" yesterday morning from Chinese, therefore the Chinese trical expansion, and 24,000 to the Japan and Northern ports were alone should be searched. onlarging of London's passenger Mr. Rogé Culver Tredwell, Con- As a matter of fact, take arms- transport. For the large number aul-General for the United States smuggling as an example, that Very soon now Mr. Baldwin's of unemployed that would still in Hong Kong, and Mrs. Tred- nefarious work is not always car- well, formerly Miss Metta Louise ried on by Chinese, although they administration, which has been in remain, Mr. Lloyd George is con-Orr, of St. John's Newfoundland, are often the scapegoats, and office during the past five years, fident that he can provide for and Boston. They were married your readers will probably re- on April 22 at the United States member that European names
Eight Years' Toll will be dissolved and the country them too.
Embassy at Tokyo. Mr. and were implicated in a recent case. will be in the throes of a General In the speech in which he open- Mrs. Tredwell will stay at their I myself have heard Europeans The toll of the London streets Election. This interesting evented the Liberal campaign he boldly home in Shek-O.
who have boasted to me of the has doubled in eight years. Tak- successful smuggles they haveing the City, the Metropolitan even more than usually inter-stated that the work that he and
carried through.
Police District, and Greater Lon- esting on the present occasion, his friends could put in hand at
I always maintain, if searchers don together, the casualties have would only perfunctorily touch been: ewing to the vastly increased once "will reduce the terrible
A COMPLAINT, SUMMONS
Europeans, in place of searching number of votes wielded by figures of the workless in the
AND COMPROMISE
them, that is enough to satisfy | 1920 women-will take place on May course of a single year to normal
A small 1921 Mr. M. J. Rowe, proporietor of one's sense of justice.
more open-minded 1922 30. We shall then know whether proportions and will, when com the country is again to be ruled pleted, enrich the nation and Marble Hall lodged a complaint number of by a Conservative Government, equip it for successfully compet- against noises caused late at Europeans has confessed to me 1923 their duties on a block of houses hard to defend, and they have 1925 as it has been during the past five ing all its rivals in the business night by workmen carrying out that the prevailing practice is 1924 of the world." It all sounds very constructed on the site formerly even volunteered to be searched 1926 years, by a Labour Government,
The Committee have been im- as it was for about a year in 1924, fine, quite simple and characteris occupied partly by the Victoria as other citizens are rather than 1927
The summons was heard be party to such glaring in- tically "Lloyd-Georgian," "And Hotel.
pressed by the fact that the pro- before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at justice. or by a Liberal Government, as it
Mr. ex- the Kowloon Magistracy.
Concluding, I would like to add vision of police officers on traffic was for many years after the these plans," says the Conservative debacle of 1905 and Premier, "will not add one penny Hin-shing Le (for the defence) that in such a cosmopolitan city duty appears to be the most valu- up to the outbreak of the War in to national or local taxation." said that he had spoken to Mr. as this, it will only embitter feel-able safeguard against accidents.
Rowe who was quite prepared to ings to discuss racial differences
Schemes Delayed 1914. It must be admitted that. The immediate cost of the road withdraw the summons and come in the Press. Such a step will scheme is to be met by a loan of to a. compromise. While com- serve no useful purpose. If we
Reviewing the activities of the selves; we must admit that Committee, over which Sir Henry £200,000,000, and he assured his plaining that the noise continued are searchingly frank with our most nights until 11.30 p.m., count of itself, and, though no plated "will earn enough to pay Mr. Lane (architect of the Hong Kong, but to what extent states:
audience that the work contem-Mr. Rowe, said that he had seen racial discrimination does exist in Maybury presides, the report
Hong Kong, Thursday, May 9, 1929.
BRITISH POLITICAL
SITUATION
NOISY BUILDERS
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JAPAN AND CHINA
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on the whole, the present Govern- men has given a fairly good ac:
thing brilliant was done or at-
If "C.L.C." and others interest tempted, yet under the guidance the interest on all the borrowings building) and it was agreed that we are not prepared to say.
They would be all hammering should be dis- of Mr. Baldwin and his able themselves."
not merely useful but essential continued at 5.30 p.m. and all ed are genuinely desirous of in vestigating the truth of this-com- other noises at 7.30. Cabinet, the country's credit has
After due consideration it was plaint, with practical intentions, I been maintained and some useful to the well-being of the nation."
It is a precious plan, but we shall agreed (in Court) that noises shall be pleased to furnish them legislation passed.
Perhaps the Icast satisfactory be much mistaken if the British caused by hammering should with daily examples of what I stop at 7.30 pm. and all other have said, if they will communí. cate with me. There are many part of the present Government's electorate fail to regard it as work at 9 p.m.
points too, which I should like to policy has been that relating to nothing but so much "electioneer-
thresh out with "C.L.C.," but I unemployment-largely a legacying," specious promises impossi-
have no time to carry on a lengthy correspondence in the Press, nor of the War and which is still able of fulfilment when once the whole question is considered, as it
do I desire merely a wordy problem that evidently defies solu→
victory. tion. The Conservatives frankly must be, from a practical point of
I apologise for taking up so view,
much valuable space of your state that time alore is likely to
The Labour Party also have The evacuation of Shantung is paper, but I think it is necessary bring about a remedy and that they are not disposed to adopt their specific remedy for un-officially fixed to commence on to render clear a point of view Saturday. The headquarters of which is so little understood. what they regard as more or less employment, and it apparently is the Third Division will leave Enclosing my card and thanking fanciful schemes. On the other inextricably mixed up with the Tsinan on May 12, sailing from you for the courtesy in publishing..
this hand, the Liberals, led by that adoption of as many Socialistic Tsingtao on May 20.
Aircraft attached to the gar- astate political strategist, Mr. deas as possible and with the re-rison will leave Tsingtao on May Lloyd George, have boldly in-gamption of diplomatic relations and will fly to Japan via
Reuter. The Labourites Korea, in two stages. nounced that they can conquer with RussiŁ.
DATE OF EVACUATION OF SHANTUNG
Tokyo, Yesterday,
Yours etc.,
S.W.P.
Hong Kong, May 9
Compulsory insurance against third-party risks should be ex- tended to cover all vehicles.
All mechanically propelled vehicles not provided with foot- bourds should be equipped with side-guards.
Sandwich-men should not be permitted to perambulate in the more densely trafficked
streets.
Killed. Injured.
1,314 42,056 1,162 46,792
1,368 52,736
1,368 62,526
1,732 72,106
1.706 80,452
2,040 94,426
2,142 98,424
"We cannot refrain from ex- pressing our disappointment that so little practical effect has been given to the recnm- mendations which have been
made from time to time, and which have been accepted by you, involving the construction of new roads and bridges, the carrying out of road widenings and improvements, and the pro- vision of additional travelling facilities."
After a reference to some of the bigger schemes, including Charing-cross Bridge, the Com- mittees add:pad
"In our view it is particularly unfortunate that the uncertain- ty which exists as to the posi- tion with regard to the major. schemes is undoubtedly holding up a number of comparatively minor improvements which, in our view, would very materially E assist in relieving traffic con
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