1930-05-07 — Page 3

MOTOR NOTES.

PRISON FOR SOME MOTORISTS.

WARNING TO PICNIC PARTIES.

MOTOR ACCIDENT" IN SHANGHAI.

SEVERE INJURIES SUSTAIN- |

ED BY POLICE SERGEANT.

Aa accident occurred last work Jir. Herbert Morrison, Minister

in Shanghai in Avenue, Edward of Transport, recently gave a ward- VIL, near the Hong Kong Hotel ing to those eccentric motorists when Prob.-Sgt. Hindson, who was who seem to find pleasure in tech-riding his Triumph motor-cycle nien breaches of the law,"

with Pro-Set. Connelly on the pil lion seat, hit a pedestrian, after avoiding another who got into the driver's way, and the cycle over- turned. It appears that P.-S. Hind- son fell backwards and injured his head, while the front licence plate of the cycle caused serious injuries to the pedestrian. P.-S. Hindson was conveyed to the General Hos- pital and the pedestrian to a hos There are motorists whose cenital in the French Settlement, centricity in this respect horders a while P.S. Conuelly, who was un- mental deficiency. I think the only hurt, returned, to his station where remedy for them would be impri- he made a report.

He was addressing the Standing Committee of the House of Com, Inons which is considering the Road Traffic Bill. He said:

Some of these motorists would be quite willing to pay a fine of Es if they were allowed to drive into the centre of a common and enjoy a picnic. This is prohibited by the measure. *

sonment.

We want to stop this habit of

P.-S. Hindson, who only bought. the motor-cycle three days previous- riving recklessly over commonly, it was stated, is probably suffer. and turning them into places for ing from a fracture on the base of beanfeasts. It is making it very his skull.

difficult to preserve the amenities of the country-side. If people want to get into the real centre of a rural area they ought to walk-or drive to a certain point and then walk.

The Minister, however, "accepted proposal supported by several Conservative speakers to limit the nenalty for a first offence of this kind to £s and other subsequeat offences to £10.

B. S. A.

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Switzerland is making great exer- tions to find a substitute for motor petrol. Experiments with alcohol

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1930.

SUBURBAN HEIGHTS EMBARRASSING MOMENTS)

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

GWYAS

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here proved to be very successful, WOMEN MUST HANG, and for all military purposes except fying this national fuel?' is now being used. It is not yet in general use because the importation of ab- solute alcohol is a State monopoly.

But when new alcohol regulations are introduced (in case the plebis- cite is carried), alcohol is expected

seale.

NO INNOCENT PERSON

EXECUTED.

FRED PERLEY HAS DECLARED HIMSELF AS SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING HIS LAWN CUT UP BY STRANGERS USING HIS DRIVEWAY TO TURN IN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN HE THOUGHT HE HAD CAUGHT SOMEBODY RED-HANDED, IT PROVED TO BE THE MINISTER

COMING TO CALL-

(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

McCORMACK DONE WITH PRINCE GEORGE ON

OPERA.

TOO MUCH SENSE OF HUMOUR.

"I am throught with operatic work, I have, too much sense of

ADVERTISING.

WHAT IT CAN DO.

"I am unable to give any reason

"Advertise more and Advertise to replace petrol on an increasing why a woman should not be execut-humour for it. I cannot sincerely

I wish I say 'I adore you,' even on the to the purpose." ed as well as a man.

This was the national slogan sug- stage, to a prima donna 25 years Meanwhile, further experiments could." are being carried

So said Lord Darling to the my senior, and 20 stone in weight.gested by Prince George in a speech with other or:

at the annual banquet of the Fuela, such as compressed gas, elec- Select Committee of the House of It is ludicrous.

"In future I shall devote myself National Advertising Benevolent tricity, and wood coal. as the Commons, which is considering the

The Prince told how he asked him- authorities are determined to save question of the abolition of capital concert work and talking pic Society in London last month.

tures." some of the money-more than punishment.

These intentions were expressed twenty million franes-paid for in-

He had already said that it was ported petrol every year. It seems a most unpleasant thing to try ay Count John McCormack, the Wm. Box Trophy ble to get a very good fue! woman for anything, but there famous Irish tenor, to a Press re-

had presentative last month. Ixom wedd

were cases where women committed the most deliberate mur- ders not infrequently by poison- ing.

Cotswold Cup Trial BSA won

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Lead the Way

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י.

To cope with the incrense in traffic it is proposed to reconstruct the Boulevard, Blackburn, and to intro-

duce one-way traffic in twelve of the principal strecte.

Trees erected by the Roads of Remembrance Committee of the

Roads Beautifying Association on the Kingston by-pass, Surrey, have again been wantonly damaged.

Incited by Men.

"I can understand a pardon be ing bestowed on a woman which

would not be bestowed on a man," he went on.

self the questions: What exactly is advertising? What does it flo?

How does it do it?

"My mind, therefore, sought some symbol," he said, “and this came to me when driving down the Mall,

Hard Boiled Audience:** Count McCormack bas just 1 turned to London from Hollywood, Suddenly I noticed a tall build- where he recently completed his ing emerge from the darkness into first talkic, "Song of My Heart,brilliant illumination. That build- in which he sings aix songs ing now stond clearly revealed by "I thought making a talkie was what I believe is called 'flood light- one of he most annising and in That is what you gentlemen

But you have this difficulty-teresting experiences I have ever that a man might get a woman to had," he said I did not miss the audience, because I always had kill a person for him."

one.

This is not fanciful, it was done in the Mdidle Ages.

Aaked if he had found more re- In order to make room for widen ing the new Holyhead to London luctance to find women guilty than main road, between Llanfairfechan men, Lord Darling replied:" and Penmaenmawr, the old bridge.

Most of the time it consisted of teor 80 hard-boiled electricians and other studio workers. If an actor can move them then" he is success. They are the world's toughest' audience.

"I remember two women acquitta At Llanfairfechan is to be demolish-ed, and it is my opinion that they would not have been if they had ed.

not been women."

The R.A.C. warns car drivers and manufacturers who use the public roads for attempts to set up long, distance speed "records that disciplinary action will be taken against offenders under International Competition rules.

SINCERE'S a bridge over the River Tay. The

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Respect for Law.

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seem to me to be engaged upon flood lighting the work and services

of man so that ench article is bet ter known, better seen and more keenly desired.

There was a time when Great Britain's industrial position was too strong to be challenged.

Britain's Emporium.

· Paid to Listen

"The world could not fail to "Then, when one song was being notice the size of Britain's em- recorded in the Hollywood Phil-porium, and knew by experience On the general question, Lord harmonic Auditorium, I had the the bargains to be got there. But Darling said that in England. with unusual experience of singing to that emporium was for a time closed all our checks and safeguards, iten audience, not who had paid to was impossible for an innocent man hear me, but who had been paid to be hanged, although a good to listen. many guilty ones escape.

"There were 600 of them all "There were now those who, be-extra' players and they received "Several of them, however, were cause they object to capital punish each to sit there while I sang,

stars. Ronald Colmant ment, incite jurors to find accused persons insane when they killed, well known and I believe that as a consequence was amongst them. such verdicts have been returned, with the result that sane persons are copined in asylums for the

mad.

"A few evils can be worse than this, I would advies-should such false verdicts become common-that "the penalty of death be abolished."

FLYING TO BE DEARER.

HIGHER FEES.

Count McCormack is to go to Ireland for a short salmon fishing holiday and also to race his horses there, but will return to America to make another talking later picture:

DIVORCE FOR INSANITY. BILL APPROVED BY COMMONS.

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"We are now struggling to re- cover that business. Many things. are needed to win it back. What we want is more orders for goods. and commodities.

"We want our people to supply more of the articles used in this country and more of the articles used abroad.

more

I would say-Advertise and Advertise to the purpose. **** Replying to the Prince's speech, Sir Gomer Berry, the chairman, spoke of the early history of adver- tising, and showed how, centuries ago, our forefathers looked upon advertising as a dubious and doubt- ful practice."

A striking majority of 108 was AMATEUR PILOTS MUST PAY given by the House of Commons last month in support of a Bill to make incurable insanity a ground He then dealt with the value if for divorce. The Bill was read

advertising in modern industry. first time, after Mr. Holford Knight" Looking back over the last 23 secured leave to introduce it by 210 votes to 102.

Flying in England will be more expensive than in previous years. People wishing to learn will have to pay tonsiderably higher feu, while many of the clubs will have to increase their subscriptions.

-On July 30, the old Government subsidy for aero clubs lapses, and a reduced subsidy comes in fores.

In the words of Commander H. Perrin, wcretary of the Royal Aero Club, "some of the clubs are going to have a hard fight for existence."

£10 License Increase.

At present it costs nearly £40 to qualify for a flying license at any of the London aerodromce. Under the new conditions it is probable that a 20 per cent. increase will be

necessary.

An official at National Flying Services declared that despite the increased cost of flying there would bo 1,000 qualified pilots before the end of the year.

The Bill states that the incurable insanity of husband or wife shall be a ground for divorce, provided he or she has been certified a lunatic for at least five years.

or 30 years, if any one fact in our industrial progress stands out more than another," he said, it is the enormous growth in the quality, and in the quantity of advertising.

"For effectiveness and sustained- interest, for lucidity and directness in appeal, exactly attuned to Bri- iftish characteristics, our advertis- ing to-day will compare favourably with that of any country,"

It also provides that neither shall have a divorce on this ground wilful neglect or misconduct has contributed to the insanity.

"I have received showers of

Referring, as an instance, to the letters," said Mr. Holford Knight, recently organised "Eat more from all parts of the country fish campaign, on which last year giving pitiful cases of people whose £40,000 was spent, Sir Gomer said spouses have been detained in the results had been simply amaz asylums for many years, and testifying. ing to the widespread need of this relief."

He recalled that a royal commis

alon in 1912 laid down that insanity purchase system on which many more effectively destroyed the people furnish their houses, When marringo contract than any other one instalment fails to be paid the ground which they recommended for contract is broken. divorce

Another Socialist,

the

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"The next ground for divorce will be a failure of health or a

The threat of divorce might

Although the ecason has not started, we have more than 400 nyGoran caloncantor ing members at the Hanworth minister, opposed the Bill because club," said the official.

he objected to divorce being made convert a border-line case. into n case of incurable insanity because it easier.

"The marriage contract," he would remove the strongest magnet aid, is being reduced to the bire-which exists to draw the person. (Continued at foot of neat column). back to normal,"

"At practically all our provincial aerodromes we have a waiting list, and it will be the heaviest flying year on record.""

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