1932-12-20 — Page 3

MOTOR CYCLE PROGRESS

MANY IMPROVEMENTS AND

LOWER PRICES

This period, which marks the be ginning of a new manufacturing #your-forms-a-convenient time at which to look back and review the progress made in motor cycle_de- sig. With one or two exceptions (says "The Motor Cycle") the year 1032 has produced no startling de- velopment, yet there has been

grent defit of sound detall im provement.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932.

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DRASTIC CHANGES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL CIVIL

AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

PROPOSED BY GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK

THE GIRL WHO LOST £15,000 SWEEP TICKET

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Dublin.Hiding somewhere in Dublin is a young woman who

Miss Bishop, c/o Mrs. Panoys 11 crossed 3,000 miles of ocean to Maurice, . A. Barnert, Charles claims £15,000 Irish sweepstake Barlow, A., P. Blunt, Mr. D.. Baa- prize, but when she arrived here, com Mrs. F. Barron, Mr. S. R. she had lost her ticket. She is Cowley, Mrs. Chase China Sales Miss Ninn Field of New York, Corporation, R. 1. Callen, Mrs. R. who drew a second prize in the Chamberlain, Frank Curran, Mr. Cesarewitch sweap. She gave up Burton Daniels Garmon Thomas NANKING, Dec. 13. As a result, the local govern her work, and left New York a Evan, N, France, Miss Janet Glen- Two far-reaching proposals-one monts, which have been called upon concerning District Autonomy and to enforce these laws, have either week ago. She was at the offices on, Mr. R. G. Hinds, Mr. C. G. 1.20 p.m.-Rugby Press news, etc. A relay of the Rotary Club the other relating to the dystem ignored them altogether, or sub of the official auditors of the Haddon, Mr G Hour Mrs.

alen Hrs H Hole, Mad Ch Tiffic Speech from the Glou of Local Government-have been mitted fictitious reports of imagin-weep account.

Huber EC Jamieson, W. E. cester-Building Restaurant, submitted at the National Civil ary results having been achieved. All her credentials were in order Jones L. S. King Frederic. Keller, Rolarina W. A. Comell on Affairs Conference by General

In view of the present practical except that she had not her ticket. Teut. W. H. Lambert, - J. O "Some Reminiscences of Happy Chiang Kai Shek, who returned to conditions, it is imperative there She had either lost or destroyed laine," J. J. Lynam, Mrs. Ferrich Days and Nights at the Then- the Capital yesterday.

fore to revise this system so as to it.

Marshall, A. Majied, Mr. B. Mills, tre Royal, Hong Kong," do away with some of the smaller

c/o C. Cook, McWilliams, c/o 2 p.m. (approx.).- Close, down, divisions of local self-government, The sweep promoters were so Alex James & Co., J. Michaud, 5 to 7 pm-Chinese programme. which are either impossible of ac sympathetic that they agreed to Mrs. Nuri Nazim, E Nassim 7 to 10.30 p.m.-European po tual realization or have no justifica. advance her out of their personal Son, Maria Ines Ochoa, Santinga tion for existence,

fund onough money to enable her Lista Cormos, J. Q'Donovan, to carry on for six months. At Mr. P. C. Piellard, Mr. A. Peco General Chiang suggests there the end of that time she will re rari. D.Sc. (Eng.), Mrs. V. Robert- for that the Haien (District)ceive the prize money unless some on, W. G. Robinson, Rex, Roche, should be divided only into Chu one else brings the tickat and J. R. Stewart, Tan Sien Hing, Miss (county) or Chen (towns) and that claims it.

M. Templeton, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, it the units below Cha or Chen, the system of Pao Chia (mutual

P. Worger, Miss Anne Yep. guarantee) shall be. enforced in or der to ensure maintenance, of peace and order.

The proposal concerning District Autonomny calls, in effect, for a drastic revision of the present system of local government so as to provide for a much simpler divi- sion of self-government through the abolition of such lesser units as hoiang, iu and lin. It also calls for the adoption of the system of pao chie, whereby inutual guarantee against lawlessness may by provid-

Actually, that has been the story year by year for the last ten years detall improvement rather than startling novelty. Yet study the hum total of this step-by-step pro Kress during the whole period; the aggregate · improvement is enor mous a modern mount with a typi- cal 1923 specimen, one

observes that belt drives (of which there were still many at that time) have given way to chains; hand oil pumps in dry-sump lubrication systems: acetylens is to electric light: belerim and stirrup brakes to the modern internal-expanding article; absurdly small tyres to ed. large and longer-wearing ones; comfort and handling have been improved by properly designed saddles and dampers; and, not withstanding these and other mo; dern improvements, prices have practically been. halved. All ten years!

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The proposal relating to the sys- temi of Local Government provides, in effect, for an increase in the powers of the Chairman of the Provincial Government; reform of al Chiang are as follows:-

The measures proposed by Gener the cumbersome system whereby

A ·revision** of the every matter has to be referred to the Provincial Government Com- trict Autonomy Laws should inmittee; abolition of the various

be effected 80 | bureaux under the District Govern. provide for only two divisions ment and, finally, the establish in local self-government, that iment of an intermediary organ be- is, haien and chu (or chen); tween the Province and the Haien chu or chen being the lowest (District).

division in the system. "

Many of the activities of the Na tional Physical Laboratory have a distinct relation to the develop ment of the modern car, and some of the results obtained in research

The following is a brief summary of the two proposals:-

DISTRICT AUTONOMY

In bis proposal concerning Dis trict Autonomy, General Chiang makes a scathing criticism of the policy of issuing voluminous laws and ordinances in utter disregard country. He points out that a of the practical conditions of the

total of about 40 different kinds of district autonomy regulations, con- into lubrication problems, for exposed to be in force. And the de- sisting of 807 articles, is now sup- ample, are of special application tailod regulations which have been to car and aircraft engines, in drawn up by the various provin which heavy oils. are largely used these fundamental regulations aro. cial governments on the basis of.

As most motorists of experience almost countless know only too well, heavy oils in-

The system of district autonomy, volve high friction losses when General Chiang says, bas been cold, so rendering starting diff. adopted in order that the people cult, while frequent starting is one self-government. But how can the may actually participato in local of the causes contributing to rapid people be expected to become ne- eyfinder wear. As the experiments quainted with such voluminous laws, regulations and detailed rules.. which are being carried out tend of which even those responsible for to show that much lighter oils than the enforcement of district autono nual may safely be used, their my can hardly expect to gain a result may in due course, be easier complete mastery 1 starting and a reduction in wear, "points" of importance to the aver age motorists.

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No Regard to Facts. Moreover, General Chiang con- tinues, these laws and regulations had been drawn up without the In the photometry division in least regard facts. For example. vestigations of lighting problems the director of a lin (a group of are carried out, including street 21 diverse duties concerning local five households) is entrusted with lights, car headlights and traffic self-government, duties which even control signals. The glare problem, the most highly-devuloped local is also being investigated, and it self-government in Western coun- is hoped eventually to evolve tries can not be expected to carry scheme for measuring the effects of out with any approximation to glare.The Autocar."

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2. All the smaller divisions, namely, bring, and Lin, should be abolished and the system of pao chia small be adopted for people's self-de- fence against lawlessness.

13. In the bandit-devastated atens as well as provinces in which no definite results have Bo far been achieved in the promotion of-district--autono- my, the programme should be suspended altogether until conditions have returned to normalcy.

When Miss Field left the office she managed to bide herself auc- cessfully. "She has a horror of publicity," said an official.

deliberation at meetings,

Registered Articles..

Associated British Picture Corp., Ltd., Mr. M. Burto, Chan Siu Hing, O. Festa, Mr. Fuke, Saltin Gastone (R. C. T. Espero), Kwang Haio Co. (Builders Contractors),! In the second place. General Mons. Launay, Mesers Lee San Chiang points out. that the estab- Kee. T. Muradjalian, A. V Pinson, lishment of various Bureaux under Ste Hing Wine Shop, Tinlywol- the Haien (District) Government is wine Mfg. Co., Tai Chung Po, absolutely uncalled for. Such a The World Dispensary, Yan Tin, system not only entails heavier ex-Chee. penses and less efficiency, but, as directors of these bureaux are us ually appointed direct by the Pro- their existence tends to hamper the vīnela! Civil Affairs Departments, District Magistrate-in whom the authority ought to be centralized- in the discharge of his duties.

ernment.

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CFuiletoria. Mrs. W. B. Har B. Lawrence Bradley, Guy "Exter, ris, Long & Dammarhe, Jewellers and Exporters, Dhan Singh, H. Singh..

Office,

In the third place, General The undermentioned undeliver- Chiang points out that as almost able registered articles are lying every province comprises hundreds in the Returned" Letter of Haiens (Districts), it is hardly General Post Office, and will be possible for the Provincial Govern returned to the senders on produc- ment authorities to exercise effective tion of the certificate of post-ig: supervision over the District Gov- No. 774A Hong Kong to Sacra

An intermediary organ mento, U.S.A. No. 719 Hong tween the Hat and the Province Wantsai to Antwerpen, Belgium; should therefore he established be Kong to Hong Kong; No. 1283 so that the control over the Haien No. 847 Hong Kong to Shanghai; 4. Pending the promulgation of might be more effective. For this No. 7881 Hong Kong to Hainam

new laws, the chu (county) purpose, General Chinng proposes No. 20076 Sheungwan to Oakinad, office should serve in an auxi- that each province shall be divided Calif., No. 1098 Hong Kong to liary capacity to the District into a certain number of Adminis Canton, Government and the director-trative. Areas, in each of which of the chu shall be appointed there shall be a Commissioner who From amongst local civie is to exercise, direct supervision Teaders

over the District Magistrates.

"LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ADMINISTRATION -

Government administration, Gener-1.

In his proposal concerning Loca}"]

al Chiang, draws attention first to the unnecessary delay which has been caused, in provincial adminis tration by the provision in the Provincial Government Law which makes it necessary for almost every matter to be referred to the Pro- This not only catails delay, which vincial Government Committees. might be avoided, but also encour ages evasion of responsibility.

General Chiang points out that in matters of a purely administra tive nature, the Chairman of the entrusted with full powers so that Provincial Government ought to be these matters may be attended to some procedure of dissussion and without going through the cumber

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Government Law which an umerates the matters which should be referred to the Pro vincial Government Commit. tee should be revised so as to provide for b reduction of Buch matters and a consequent increase in the powers of the Provincial Chairman.

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3. With reference to the Hsien (District) Government, it is proposed that the various Bureau of the zien should be converted into and reduc ed to the status of Sections, and that the Sectional Chiefs should be appointed" by the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs on the nomine tion of the District.Magis trate. Secondly, the District Magistrate should use special care in the selection of dis- trict government #officials Merit should always be the sole ériterion. Thirdly, in thosn Hsia in which educa tional funds are specially earmarked there shall be special committees for the custody of such fünde,

Regarding the proposed d ministrative årene itin ang gested that ench DIOVİNCE should be divided

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