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İCLEMO.—On January 13, at the Victoria Hospital, to Elizabeth (nce Tolland, the wife

.C.-Clemo, a-daughter,

The China Mail.

Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1982.

The Engineer in India.

engineer is well-merited.

The barrage scheme will be a lasting monument to British engineering on behalf of India's masses.

Finland Goes "Wet."

with those who wish to drink, so long as they drink in moderation and without making of them- velves public nuisances. Appar ently for this reason the sale of alcohol, according to a provision of the new bill, will be restricted to restaurants and cafes, where there will be no limit placed on individual tonsumption on the spot, and permits will be issued only to persons and householders of sober. habits and without cri minal record..

With this Finland closes ·A chapter on an experiment which has proved a decided failure.

News in Brief.

Lowest open air temperature yesterday was 57. Humidity at 10 a.m. was 47 and 45 at 4 p.m.

HHURSDA

1932

POSITION OF CHINA'S

NEW GOVERNMENT

VITAL CHANGES IN ITS “ORGANISATION

COUNCIL ALL IMPORTANT

PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE YUAN EXPLAINS POSITION.

While

Nanking, January 6. must realize and appreciate the ex- Mr. Sun Fo, President of the ceedingly difficult position in which Executive, Yuan, has issued an im the nation now finds itself. During We have received from Mesars. portant statement defining the the past two decades, we have been J. M. da Rocha, a useful Anglo position of the New Government. busy engaging in sivil wars, pay. Chinese Date Block, issued by Following is a translation:

ing absolutely Max Factor's Society-Make-Up.

no attention; to At the 1st Plenary Session of the national defences. It is only the 4th C.E.C, an amendment to the recent foreign, aggressions that A Chinese, Chan Kwai, (44), of Organic. Law of. the National have rudely awakened us to the im- No. 149, Third Street, was sent to Government was adopted, introduc. perative necessity of effective the Government Civil

Hospital ing vital changes in the central measures of self-defence. with a fractured left leg. He is political organization. According such a re-awakening is certainly said to have been knocked down by to this amendment, each of the five not without its value, it is however an unknown motor car in Des Yuan is to be responsible directly to be hoped that it will be per- Voeux Road West yesterday after to the Central Executive Commit-, manent and will create in us a tee of the Kuomintang. As the firm determination to struggle to C.E.C. directs the Government the end. At the Central Magistracy yes through its political committee, As for the proposed recovery of terday afternoon. Mr. E. H. Wilie., the Central Political Council, lost territories by means of force, liama heard further evidence in the five Yuan also beat direct I am afraid that, at least for the the case in which a-Chinese was responsibility towards the Council. present, we are not yet in posses- charged with throwing corrosive It is this Council which is respon- sion of the means necessary to acid at a stall-holder in Hollywood sible for the formulation of all carry this into effect. Road on Octahar 80.

This The hearing important domestic and foreign "should not, however, throw was adjourned.

policies of the National Govern- us into despair.. In fact, ment, the five Yuan merely carry it 18 our Arm Dr. J. E. Cogan's car, which ing out these policies under the that so long as the astion is fully conviction was taken from its parking place aegis of the Council

awakened and is determined to at Hankow Road, opposite the Pen

noon.

It may therefore be clearly seen struggle, the time will come when

centrate our energy upon the reor- For the time being, we must con- 'ganization and stabilization of our domestic political situation. For only when a strong and stable government has been established, can we present a united front against our aggressoTS.

National Finances,

insula Hotel, between Taesday that the Executive Yuan.is, hot, we will be able to recover our lost evening and yesterday morning, exactly a "responsible cabinet," for territories. wae yesterday found abandoned at the simple reason that the Execu Prince Edward Road, with every-tive Yuan has no power to decide thing intact.

Obviously the work upon administrativo policies, being of "joy-riders."

responsible merely for the carrying out of policies formulated by the Tong Ngan Kwan, licensed Central Political Council. motor driver, reported to. the For example, when recently, I as Police that A plebiscite has just been Kong Hotel Bus No. 67, in Queen's the Executive Yuan, I was asked whilst driving Hong sumed my duties as President of taken on the repeal of the Fin-Road Central, near Ho Tung by members of the Press to state nish prohibition law. It evoked Building, last evening, he accident my administrative policies. As a tion is, of course, that relating to The most thorny domestic ques- great popular interest. The pollally knocked down a Chinese boy matter of fact, the Executive. Yuan Finances, I may even say that our returned an overwhelming vice chan Shun, of No. 6, Ting can have no independent adminis financial difficulties are without a tory for the "Wets," so, for all ed to the Government Civil Hos- the power as well as the responsi The boy was removtrative policies, it being entirely practical purposes, prohibition pital' with a fractured left leg.bility of the Central Political Coun- has now been abolished in Fin-

cil to formulate and announce such til next month that-the statute land, although it will not be un-

policies.

Foreign Policy. Peking, Jan. 6. Among the numerous weighty will disappear from the statute book of Finland.

Man Street.

'PLANE EURASIA.

parallel in the whole world. adopted a revision of the regula

The Executive Yuan has recently, tions governing the organization of the National Finance Commission in accordance with the decisions agreed upon at the Shanghai Peace

All the world may love the sailor, but all the world must re- spect and admire the engineer Civilisation is greatly indebted to him, and nowhere more so than in India, that great country to-

A bill is now said to be under west last month, took off from sented the most serious difficulties all appropriations of national day in the throes of severe poli-

preparation to regulate the manu-Ili, Sinklang, yesterday, on her re-is that concerning Foreign policy. funds la delegated to this Commis tical discontent, where many facture and sale of beer, wines turn light to Feking, according to Public opinion has also been arsion. With the exception of funds. wonderful and immense monu- and liquors. This bill provides telegraphic, reports received here ticulate regarding this question, a required for national defence or ments stand to his credit. His for the establishment of a State to-day. Stops will be made at large section of the people advocat bandit-suppression, the Commission achievements are to be found monopoly, the profits from which Hami, Josulho, Kuelhua, and other ing the adoption of active measures 15, empowered to withhold appro scattered over the face of India, are to be shared by the trea- cities en route. She is due bere of resistance and self-defence.

sury and the social service ad- to-morrow, barring all unforeseen ministration.

obstacles-Kuo' Min.

The Eurasia No. 1. after a suc-questions HOW confronting the Conference. By the revised re- cessful trial flight to the North-Government, the one that has pre- gulations, the power of supervising

from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, and from Karachi to For some time now it has been Calcutta and yet farther East. hibition was a greater evil than recognised in Finland that pro- His two most recent achieve that which it was introduced to ments are the Bally Bridge, near check, and, into the bargain, Calcutta, in connection with which very expensive to maintain, even And so the 'au-

Indifferently,

4

Judge Crawford's View. Judge Crawford, who is the son

the various localities the redress

of such.

priations which are to be used for Whether or not the new Govern- the purpose of carrying on civil ment is to adhere to the policies war. In this way, not only Gov- laid down by the previous Special ornment finances, but financial- Foreign Relations Committee,, the authority as well, will be open to MONEY WASTED" OVER Executive Yuan itself has no right the people.

DOCTORS,

to decide. It is a matter within Lastly, the prevalling state of the competence of the Central, misrule and maladministration in Political Council only

the various provinces has aggravat- the Viceroy attended the open-thorities admitting defeat decid-

Now, the Standing Committee of ed the sufferings of the people. this Council, consisting of Com- Representations have been made to ing function last month, and the ed to refer the matter to the of a doctor, at Southend County rades Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Han- the Central Government by the Lloyd Barrage system just de- people for their decision. The Court said: "There is a great dead in and Wang Ching-wei, shoulders' people in clared open.

result of the referendum is very of money wasted over doctors in the highest responsibility for, urging Both these are co- clear. Whereas, 290,000 voted these days. lossal engineering feats, and it is for repeal of prohibition,

When I was a child directing the political administra grievances. The Government con- and most mothers did doctoring, and tion. It is very much to be de- siders It therefore Its bounden duty no exaggeration to describe them 4,500 for modification, there, that was sufficient."

plored that although many import to rectify this deplorable state of as such and as memorable events were only 97,000 who plumped "I am not quite

ant questions await solution by the affairs, in order to mitigate the 80. credulous, in the history of India.

for its maintenance.

other judges seem to be" declared Council, these three members of the peopic's sufferings. The Bally Bridge, some five or responsible for Finland's rever-another Court had not apportioned come to the Capital.

One of the reasons said to be his Honour, when he learned that Standing Committee have not yet. It should be realized that the pre 'sent 'unified Government is six miles above Calcutta, is es-sal of its prohibition policy is compensation money among vari- We must all realize that unless brought about by the

the Central Political Coupell inje

cere union of Party com- The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd sentially a railway bridge... It that medical and other experts ous dependants.

maintain that in the colder lati- spans the River Hughli, and tudes liquor is necessary as an some Courts do what people? nik tion, it would be well-nigh impos- foundation of military influence. "It seems to me" he added, "that strong and sound in its composi-rades it is not built upon a satisfies, what is usually termed aid to withstand Intense cold them to do, hot what Acts of Parlia-sible to have a strong administra: What is of paramount importance a "long-felt want, Its construc. Also, there has been developing ment say they shall do. I get case tion. In order to tide over the at present is therefore the resi tion has been spread over alnost Finns that in this matter there I have to try to undo some of the perative that all Central leaders to lead the people in a joint strug- of late, a feeling, amongst the after case from other courts, and present national crisis, it is imunity of Party comrades in order five years.. It ranks as

It ranks as a great should be no official interference mischief they have done"

may be consumed as delivered to customers. This step has the full approval of the Medical Officer of Health.

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Andrews, Battersby,

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engineering feat because of the difficulties which had to be con- tended with in the course of its gr construction. Anybody who has any experience of the River Hughli will appreciate some of the difficulties the engineers had

to contend with

The Lloyd Bar

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(Continued on Page 7.),

and the people should unanimously Ble for the overcoming of the pre- urge Comrades Chlang, Hu and Wang to return to the Capital.

Manchurian Situation.

“As regards the Manchurian situs- tion, the crfile Instead of subsid- ing, has been growing daily more grave. For various reasons, the | North-Eastern Forces, have, failed. |to put up effective reslstance against the aggressions of the Japanese.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the, "China (Mail"

Janupry 14, 1922.1

To-day's dollar, is worth 2/

While the people may have been. It is too soon yet to any, de- too, severe in their criticism of the initely that the strike of Chinese North-Eastern Forces, the Govern- soamen is sottled. There are high mont can not but regard this hopes that the work will be To popular regantment as an extremned on Monday, but It all de ly healthy sign: Had the people pands upon what the seamen who remained Indifferent and apathetic, have gone to Canton, and who even after the loss of thousan (form a big majority of the strike

national territory, our ors have

about the pro nation and State would Eelam that was issued. yester have been sheer moc

terday afternoon by the Secretary

hinese Affairs (the Hon. M

hand the people