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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1946.

CHINA'S NEW CONSTITUTION

The highlights of China's new The Examination' Yuan has Constitution, adepted by the charge of examinations for the National Assembly on Christ- | civil service and other related max Day or summarised in matters. Its members are ap- the following special article by polated by the President with the Dr. Wang

eminent consent of the Control Yuan,

· jurist-and. Sesvetary-General 2!

As to the Control Yaan, its the Supreme

National Defence main functions are impeachment Council

and supervision over public China's Constitution has been functionaries, auditing and #p- brought into being after more proval of the appointment of cer than ten years of. postponement. | tain bith oficials. Members of "The' original draft was officially this "Yuan are elected by Provin

published on May 5, 1936. The clal Assemblies for a term of six convocation of a National Assem- | yeara, bly for

for Its deliberation and adop-. lion had been, by force of circum- stances, Hostponed Dre than once until

after

the victorious conclusion of the war.

Executive And Legislative.

Six, Relationship between the. Executive and the Legislative

In the early part of this year Yuan. The Executive Yuan Ir there took place a sultation Conference, in which Yuan in the following manner. Political Con-responsible, to the Legislativa "representatives of all political In case of a difference of opinion parties including the Communist concerning questions of major Party and non-party social lead- policy, legislation, the budget or ere participated. A certain num, the conclusion of treatles, the Ex- ber of "principles to amend the

ecutive Yunn may, with the ap proval of the President of the Republic vote a resolution or to resign. Abiding by a two-thirds vate overriding a yetu is one of the characteristics of the pre- sidential system. In a word, this La a mixed presidential and par liamentary type of Government.

Seven, Division of Powers: be- and Provincial

in

By Dr. WANG

CHUNG-HU

draft

that was presented to the Na-

and

to dinenumerated

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He was a Harvaïd Univszelkan inan, specialist In organic chemistry; his dame, William Carothers.

Dupont Chemical Corporation sent for Carothers, told him thest. had conceived a Big Idea. They Invited him to set up a research laboratory. They gave him a dozen

Resistants; Carothers started doing things with coal, nitrogen," tar," ammonia, and air. In the end. be produced" tingle thread of sheer 'Silk." That was" little more,

e than t

ten-years ago.

six-

In Delaware today, a a storey factory, built at a cost of $10,000,000, with a special rail- road siding which accomsiho- dates. 10,000-gallon tank-cars, handles the Big Ides in its: com- nereialised form. ......

Contents of the tank-curs are ucked through yast hoses to the op of the building, set free to start on a series of amazing trive. The liquid goes up and around and down those six floors, rets squeezed, kneaded, pounded, squeezed again, and... is finally

baked sized-to take dyes-olled, so that the dyes will not become brittle and damage fine needles, and emerge as coloured threads so gossamerlike that they flost on are spiders' webs da dewy mornings..

"I understand this is a grudge fight they both claim it'squirted out in threads. There are

their turn to win!".

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay.

"The Authority on Authorities"

After "setting" three shreads are twisted, and baked to retain the twist: sets of knitting- [machine, needies eesting any.

USED AGAINST YOU

“WHATEVEK you say may be used against you" is a warning to

South during this time had which alleged legal offenders are

So they put 5,000,000 pairs of considered entitled. It applies in built a real plan. Counting Weat the same way against anyone who for four hearts including the the new hosiery on the roarket.

dollar a pair. More than gives information to his bridge because of the double, he planned at a ble, play or lead. One fact almost clubs in order to shut out the day; with each pair the makers formatory double of a major suit aqucze from mong lead. The stockings could be worn, soiled universally preclaimed by an contract-setting trick. It was included 6 guarantee that the is that the doubler has adequate means of a deventh and eighth with wear, taken off, dipped in

the dummy by

usually as many as four cards of it. If an opponent becomes the declarer, he gets a chance to pro- fit from that knowledge.

the K and A, whereupon West re-thing from $1,000 to $2,500 a set, turned the club which was then get busy turning the twist- ruffed with the spade 6 after Easted threads into sheer. "silk" discarded a diamond.

stockings.

[ proceedings of the United constitutional draft" were agreed

Nations encourage hope, for upon. The Government the course of eight weeks more tional Assembly on November 26 tween the Cenme powers of Singapore was accomplished, and there was was the original draft, as revised Governments.

a nearer approach to agreement, in accordance with these prin both the Central

PTU than in all the previous confer-iples.

vincial Governments ences. Most important of all is and at times heated discussion. matters, they belong to the Cen-

In the Assembly there was long umerated. As

are en- the passing of the resolution pro- In spite of compromises and contral or Provincial Government of armaments. Though

at the Political Consultatico Con- national in character, and in case general sentiment has still to

have been embodied in of

dispute..

the Legislative Your take practical form, and, differlution.

where organic law has

the power shall ences about that form are left to unique feature. It is essentially

one reside.A. be overcome, it possible, in the based on the fundamental poli- The province and the district are "Eight, Local Self-government. Security Council, something of tical teachings of Dr. Sun Yat-

respectively the large and small People's the earlier mistrust has been sen, namely the Three HONGKONG-BANGKOK-SINGAPORE Thursday, 26th Dec. allayed. The veto remains, but System of Government.

Principles and

the Five Power units of local self-government. In cach, there is to be a popular, Saturday, 28th Dec. with a very clear expression of Dr. Sun taught that in order to Assembly. The provincial gov

as the distrfel! ernor as well view from the Assembly that it have an effective control over the magistrate are to be elected by Monday, 30th Dec. cannot apply to disarmament if Government, the people should

people possess four political rights; that

province Monday, 30th Dec-there is, to be confidence among; is, selection, recall, initiativb and adopt a provincial self-govern partner by means of a 'bld, dou a squeeze between that suit and 4,000,000. pairs sold on the first

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ciples of provincial and district As to the Five Power System self-government" to be determin, may have outrun discretion, a

ed by law, bo please resolution for the recall of Am- of Government, there should be, besides the executive, legislative bassadors from Spain has been and judicial powers, two ad- accepted and the British Govern ditional anes namely, the power ment have already acted upon it.. of examination and the power of These considerable labours control. Roughly, examination re- was crowded into the later days fers to a system of open competi- live examination for the holding was,

offices, and control re- slower than a world thirsting for fers to a system of impeachment an assurance of peace desired but

supervision over public progress was made. Here, not = little has been due to the man ifestation of a more complacent temper from the side of the Russian delegates; much to the ingenuity of M. Spaak in dis- covering the formulae of comi- promise. Russian reluctance place all the cards on the table

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National Policy Nine, Fundamental nationa policies. There is a special chap- ter on fundamental national policies, divided into six, sections. § 3-

amely national defence, foreign HQ 10.3,7 relations, national

economy, DA 42 social security, education and CR4384 culture, and border regions. The maintenance of national security SAK 10.9 6

world peace is to be. the ob that these two powers should be the observance of treaty chlign- The point to be emphasized la jective of national defence, and equal with the other three. In tions and the United

Nations other words, there should be five Charter is expressly provided for branches of the Government In Other fandacental policies dependent although co-ordinated clude equitable distribution of with each other.

land and control of capital, The salient features of the tection and limitation of private Constitution may be briefly sim- or public marized as follows: One, equality of

functionaries,

pro

For managemént |

of all persons. All racial groups terprises of

nature,

and other co- monopolistic

a four, followed by a lead to towel for a few moments only the diamond Q. Then the diamond then put on again immediately, I put the pinchers on West. as fresh, as good as new. They

At the time the other three were, right. Garde in the dummy were the

When a Big Busines Execu- Hell and the club 10. Souta, tive weighed up its vast poss!- retained his four heart, bilities and, recalled the severe

2. Now

West's headaches America. had suffered

the case was hopeless. He had heart Q-10-9 and club Q. He kept from Far Eastern cut-price com- the club to guard against the 10, Petition in the trade, he explod

-threw the heart 9. That enabled, in a note of. triumph: "Now ed South to get thred tricks then You Lousy Old Nipponese!" with the heart A. K and 6,

Tomorrow's 'Problem

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Unusual bidding South's pass

a minimum percentage of on his second turn, hoping West

in relation to the strength of a declared to be equal, All perational and local budgets for would bid hearts, then bidding

the

religion,

are educational, cultural

he had risked

the

be aniversal suffrage and secret ployment for persons capable of contract which it into the gam ballot. Men and women attala-work,

special protection of missing. But there was nothing ing the age of 20 have the right woman and child labour, es lacking in his play, to vote. It is worth noting in

tablishment this connection that in order to system and so forth insurance assure woman presentation in the National Assembly and the Legis lative Yuan, a minimum number of seats, to-be-prescribed by law,

Is alloted to women..

The defenders got threa tricks with the club K, the Ten, Interpretation of the Con-8 to the A, and the diamond & to stitution. The power to inter- gret the constitution resides with the Judicial Yan.-Any-law, whether national or local, may be declared unconstitutional by the Judicial Yuan.se

forces may be, modified by frank revelation on the part of race, class or party affiliation are educati

sons, irrespective of ex.

sclenti the sult himself the next time Mr. Byrnes and Mr. Bevin. of equal before the law. There, is to fic purposes, opportunity of exi the tremendous reductions in their armies already made by the Unit- ed States and Great Britain. Nei- ther, as Mr. Bevin said, has any secrets to keep. The corollary is that there must be no conceal ment elsewhere. If, as M. Molotov observed, the military budgets "are inflated beyond all!

THO

Guarantee. of personal proportion by certain States," the liberties and rights. Practically, United Nations have the stronger all personal liberties and rights The Constitution will be pro case for that full inspection and that can be found in a modern mulgated on Jungary 1, 1947. and control which alone can remove Habeas Corpas provision, are 25, 1947,

Bill of Rights, including a will becoms effective on December suspicions. In this field none of guaranteed. In addition, the res- Interim Measures the greater nations can risk unila-ponsibility of the State for the teral action as in the past. The legal acts of public officera is.re--the inauguration of a constitu- Certain interim measures for lesson has been too bitter. Satisguised.

tional government has been adopted by a resolution of the Assembly.

and Judicial Yuan must be

D3 2. CAK 95.

(Dealer: South, Neither sido vulnerable),

After South bids 1-8pade, West -Diamonds, North doubles and East rescues with 2-Hearts, what should South dot

BY THE WAY

is "black.

They took the initial letters of those five words and coined the name destined to sweep the world.

VISAS ABOLISHED

London, Dec. 25.0 Visas between Britain, and France are abolished as from Jan, 1, 1947, the Foreign Offies announced today.

This follows the exchange of notes between the British and French Governments, mas

The

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By BEACHCOMBER

How to knit with porridge, from anything, nothing deed be want the initial 'S' put on the Wool being scarce. cook a anything in particular. lining, In gilt," he said. "I

call back in a day or two," saucepan of porridge unt it Dr. Rhubarb's Corner

EP.H." writes: I think I When he returned, the hat was Then leave it to cool, and am turning Into A seal I handed to him. He looked at factory as was the progress made -- Spureme Organ ****

break it up by pouring water slither, my skin seems to be the lining. "You've put a capl in New York, most of the larger Three, the National Assembly

over it. Plunge your needles wet, and I am quite bald. What tal5" he said;"I wanted a problems of peace have still to be is the Suprente Organ of the National Assembly and of men on the Fulford system. The re Dr. Rhubarb says: Get your Next day he came back once Election of delegates to the into the soggy mass, and knit can I do? Men h small a Please change It" approached. The treaty to settle people. Its members are elected bers of the Legislative and Judi- sult may well be one of those wife to throw fish across the more, and examined the lining. the furar of Germany and the and professional representation. tly and of members of the Legit for work in a roofless house. your mouth. By the way, are he was wearing a hat, the. B

mainly on the bails of territorial cial Yuan to the National Assem- shapeless mackintoshes useful room, and try to catch it in That's right," he said. But as many perplexities that hang upon They serve that settlement is yet to be draft years, subject to recall.

you black yet?sistant said, "Will you take it, time my wife sees a mouse, she said the man petulantly, "I' jumps on to the table, stays cut it up new." And he produc

more sometimes refusing to ed a large pair of scissors, cut come down for hours. What the hat into strips, and walked can I do 7 pola

· 'Dr. Rhubarb replies: Pat the

wife down, on to

Way Out

for a term of six alated by the end of Septem All This And Bevan 100 Mr. Sidney Hwrites: Every or shall we send it?” “No, no,”

Constitution. Even

ed. In leaving America, M... The National embets be: 1947. may be kid by

Assembly Molotov said he was confident

A lady left her house for a that the meetings in Moscow, sident of the Republic, and it may conclusion. True, the Constitution hour to stand in a postage

A word may be said by way of would be as successful as those in recall them. It has the power to is not considered entirely satis stamp queue, When she re New York. Mr. Bevin obviously. tually, it may, in accordance with factory by any one party or turned she found a police can is preparing for Moscow with the rights.

hown rules of procare and

group of persons who participat teen in the kitchen, where exed in its making, but it is be- court bailiff was Interviewing keen sense of the real possibility" of verandum regarding nationxi roves to be acceptable to the dining-room, three familie mouse on the table, sir. That

PRE CLOSE of this, fact that it

very

a deputation of squatters. Ta success. While in New York for the President in elected on unique detioarable constitue were sub-letting corner of the floor

will

an

cise.

even larger measure of legislation.

Lion of

the ost modern

the Council of Ministers come for six years and ¡ll re-eligible, inys no claim, to be a perfect in the room to some latecomers | pleted the treaties with Italy, only for a seconsent of the for improvement in the drafting to light a fire Two local The suggestion that all the

Executive. Yuan

strament

out.

Advanced Thought Mrs. Wretch, M.P. suggest ed at. Papafold yesterday that divorce could be still further speeded up if copies of divorce- decrees made absolute were supplied to each - bride, and

Rumania, Bulgaria Hungary and point the

There may be room who were using eviction orders Finland, and these only await of the Legislative Yuan. Upon all, the smooth workings of this deliver goods were allotted space Nations should be settled by by the officiating clergyman.

with the consent of some of its Articles. But after tradesmen who were trying to problems before the United bridegroom on their marriage gnature in Parit in February In the Premier's Vecommendation, the Council, as in the United Nahe appoints ministers with or the democratic spirit in which Communist meeting was being polls means considérable: pre- Constitution depends largely upon in the drawing-room, where ratgeries of world-wide Gallup tions Assembly, the clash of ideas without portfello. Generally the Government and the people addressed by a striker As the liminary organisation. has been softened. If the same speaking, the President has the willingness to compromise is powers and functions that and put it into practice

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The Executive Yuania com- posed of Premier Deputy Premier, besis of different minis tries and commissions certain number of minuters without

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STANDARD SCOUTS?

Paris, Dec. 29-1 leaders from

- Isdy - crossed the threshold of ~~ The 1,878,146. poll: officials ner house, she was folds there and their interpreters must was no room,-. But a milkman have a central burenu, "and the offered to get her into a house present intention is that they | over the way, after dark, while should take over an entire city

Scout patrol the owners were out at aflm as their headquarters. The fact France, Britain, Belgitan, Switzer- Cheese Made Of Gar that there is no word for "No tand, Luxembourg and Denmark Nebody need be surprised at in Korean is being made the ore meeting tomorrow. at St. Ger Ten the announcement that clothes subject of a strong denuncia main En-Laye, near Paris, to dis

may soon be made of petrol. tlo of the Western Powers by cuss the standardisation of scout Are they net already made of Epolist, the naked delegate uniform, equipment and signalling Ce glass, tree bark, and vegetable from the Tundras, He is being methods Monteverde recuse Aar food is also made supported by the entire, SuanThe patrol Iraders, who

able tian delegation, each of whomber more than 1,000, will live hai a vote, as representing {"military exno vlaced

Barbosal by General Jean

of tree bark, you

ying to eat your car

Frun you;

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elect

and separate tribe

ownWhat On Earth?

Lattre de Tassigny!

man went into a hatter's of General Staff, They s shop and ordered a hat

until- Dec. 312 Reuter,