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Suffering from poisoning and ap oplexy, a young Chinese, Ching Ying- tak, of 20 1 Rond, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital by his mother yesterday.

The Alternative Vote.

11

By LINDSAY ROGERS.

on

to secure some kind of a mandate moro popular--more broadly based-than that given by alone? There was | ទ period 'in Dutch History

THOU IF

ANT Å MASTER, the Princes of Orango

ROMETIMES BLIND; IF A SERVANT, stood as popular representatives SOMETIMES DEAF-Duller. against the oligarchical States' Party. A parallel might be drawn

THERE is little enthusiasm in than A or B. Yet by the second with the position in Chinese politica

Great Britain over the al-plan the rule that the lowest can,

the to-day. Marahal Chiang has found

Arst count is tornative voto plan of electoral didate it necessary to curb the activities

reform. The Liberals would like eliminated would provent C. from of local Kuomintang parties-an The annual meeting of Shareholders proportional representation, but being elected. But even in this urgent and salútary policy. Dors and Subscribers of the City Hall will the Labour Party refuses to go caso would have a valid claim

be held in Mesars, Jardine Bintheson that far. To de ao would make it to being elected?

Various schemes have been pro- he hope by calling a popular Con and Company's Beard room on Tuen Impossible, in the near future at

for either Labour or Joust.

the posed for obviating difficulties vention and by passing a law today, April 14, at 12.30 p.m.

elect a with the alternative vote. One is Conservative Party to which all. including Kuomintang

An Indian constable attached to the clear majority in the House of that second preferences should count as half votes. As the al- leaders and members, will be sub-Hunghom Pollce Station has been de Commons.

plain the tained on a charge of theft of a chic-

This appears to be the

however, is further volt, ject, to extablish himself at

ken valued at 80 cents which he lesson of the 1929 election, when

Its unattractiveness eated, head of a Government which would alleged to have stolen from a basket the Liberals polled, roughly, 23 becomes greater. In neither of

at the fungham Ferry Wharf. not be overawed by the Party?

per cent. of the total vote. The its forms is the alternative vote Conservative percentage was 38, certain to result in the election The electoral basis of the Provic's

At the meeting of the Rotary Club

desires. It Convention could not be expected to-morrow, nominations will be re-and that of the Labour Party 37. of the candidato whom the cons-

Without some shift of opinion ap-tituency most desires Vice-Presidentproaching

rany pre- landslide, propor-vent the election of the candidate It is. how-ceived for President, to be very democratic.

Secretary, Treasurer, and members of ever, sufficiently wide to provide-- the Committee. Candidates nominational representation would give who is least desired, but it can the alternative among its 520 members--for repre- will be vated for at the annual the parties seats in the House of do no more than that.

In other words, Commons on a basis not far from meeting on May 6.

these percentages. The Liberals vote cannot be depended upon to sentatives of Chambers of Com-

The hearing of the case against cannot get proportional repre- eliminate the vagarious results

under

a system merce, and Labour and Agricultural

offered

single-member constituencies them. What of to

com or altaining by false pretences or by tive vote is Unione, as well as specifically Kuo-arry Simon, charged with stealing sentation. Instead, the alterna- which are possible mintang organisations. It is un-other fraudulent means a letter in the precisely is the proposal and how and pluralities against which the Liberals direct their criticism. name of Mr. A. W. Summers may it be expected to work? likely that any great amount of

Mess I. E. Gale & Company, was The alternative vote can be Nor can the alternative volb bo an depended upon to give minorities free discussion will be possible. Axed by Mr. Williams at the Central

Police Court this morning for next used in two forms. First,

elector may mark his ballot not representation. That reault can. The detention of Mr. Ha will not Friday morning at 11.30 am,

only for the candidate he favours, not be achieved except by abolish- encourage views to which the "Gov-

By taking an overdose of opiums in but for his second preference asing single-member constituencies and using some form of propor ernment is opposed and it would

well. If a candidate receives a room at the Lok Hai Tung Boarding seem that subjects to be brought siji House, 1, Connaught Rond Central, majority vote of first choices the tonal representation. The after- not de- on Saturday, a Chinese woman. Chan alternative vote is not used. If, native vote, however, ure strictly limited.

the leading candidate aigned to give proportional Wal-chai (21) of 1. Chinage Street, however, It is interesting note that second floor, was taken to the Govern has only a relative majority-that presentation. It may be that with among questions which are being ment Civil Hospital where ale dicis, a plurality-then the second the alternative yote the Liberals counted. They will gain scats in the House of early on Sunday morning. The wo- preferences are canvassed is that of the Presidency, man is stated to have committed sul may be counted on all the ballots, Commons, but such a result la by and the results totaled with the no means certain, and the men- Marshal Chinng in hend of the Gay ckle.

first choices.

sure of the result may have little ernment in virtue of being Chair-

Following a fight at 16, Belchern

Secondly,

dly, the loweat candidate or no relation to Liberals strength an of the Executive Yuan. China Street, four men have been arrested on the first count may be dropped in the country.

choleca on his bas no President. In recent by the police, whilst fifth was rent

For the Liberais can profit only to the Guvernment Civil Hospital auf and the second speech he protested that the ques-fering Learn injuries to his face and ballots divided between the two

(I asume for in the constituencies where there or simplicity that there are only is no clear majority and where tion of the Presidency should be re-body received through jumping into other candidates,

the street from the second garded as a purely impersonal one. When the police arrived, a loaded re- three candidates.) It is the second the Conservative or Labour can- Dr. Sun Yat-sen in his Last Willant a matter entirely of expediency. volver and 'n knife were found on the form of the alternative vote which didate is at the bottom of the poll.

premises.

the Labour Party's bill proposes. They can profit then only if the and Testament looks to the sum1 1911 for a few months.

If, however, the alternative. vote Conservative and Labour voters is designed to get rid of an "un-mark their second preferences for moning of a National Assembly for again when he was in Canton. Dr.

fair" electoral system, the ambi-the Liberal candidate. If the Con- servatives should prefer the The establishment of constitutionat Sun temporarily assumed the office

tion is not necessarily realized.

Liberal candidate to the Labour government in accordance with his in order to give his Party a rally- Three Principles. His programme ing point.

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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1931.

CHINESE PEOPLE'S

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Suppose there is a constituency man and the Labourites should in which there are three candi- prefer the Liberal candidate Shilkret-Victor Orchestra

IN ARREAR ON ORDER 43

dates-A, B and C. They receive the Conservative (which is what af the Revolution contemplates un-is substantially unified nuder the

a party. Government the matter is

YEARS OLD.

3,600 votes, 3.250 votes, and 3,000 the Liberals hope for) "Olsen's Stunic (til that time a period of Tatelage party

"The law his very good votes respectively. Under a sys- could still have a majority of scate relative in the House of Commons with a daring which the Kaomiiutang and not urgent and should not come up Arnheim's Orchestra the Government. dependent on it until the Government determines momary and does not forget," anid tea of election by

plurality-A minority of the popular vote. seats 1 requires it. He Mr. T. Rees, the chairman at majority-that is a will'instruct the People in demert-that the

Birkenhoal Police Court when Her-in the successful candidate even Thus in 1924, if all the

though he is the choice of a which the Conservatives won by tie methods, heginning with elected therefore does not anticipate its be-bert Taylor Coker, from America, minority of the electors. To be a plurality vote had been given magistrates in the hsiras or dising on the agenda of this meeting at present staying in Birkenhead,

more numerous than the voters win would still have had tricts. Apparently his authority Marshal Chinng's protest may how appeared on a summons at the in-sure, the voters who prefer A are to the Opposition, Stanley Bald- stance of Mrs. Elizabeth Dempses who prefer anyone else. The pre jority of forty in the House of Great Commons. In that election the of a kite formerly Miss Fisher, in respect sent electoral system in Reisman's Orchestra cannot be claimed for a People's ever be of the mature

polled 7,500,000 Convention during the period of flown to test the wind of public of £55 128, arrears on an alia-Britain (und the United States) Conservativer

Iri Tutelage, stili less for a Provisional opinion. There is little doubt that tion order ande in February, 1888. proceeds on the theory that hav-votes out of a total of 18,000,000. the present House of Com- Mrs. Dempsey, it was stated, had ing more supporters than any op

257 members hold their Constitution, or Bill of Rights. It the assumption of the offer would

mrried since the order, and was ponent is a valid basis for elec-mons with the attempt

The child lived tion. This claim is denied by an seats on the basis of a clear ma- does not follow that Dr. Sun would be in line

now a widow.

vote. plurality sufficed to cloct 312 got have approved of such a meet-broaden the huge of the Govern-only five years, and Coker had paid electoral arrangement which pro-jority in their constituencies. A So, in the example cited, Cmombers (1 ignore the double- nothing on an order of 48; a week.vides for the alternative va

Coker said that he had been in would be eliminated as candi momber, the uncontested, and the

preferences

constituencies). The university America for 43 years, and return-date and the second

would be listed. situation is shown in the follow- ed to England last December to on his balleta visit a relative in Birkenhead, He When the preferences were dividing table:

Other the candidule

Lab. Lih. 'Cob. Parties Total added: This was quite a surprised between A and

with who had the higher. total of first Returned

14 10 malarlly 142 choices would be

Returned with The chairruch: I am sure it and second

elected. But is this "fair?" If plurality. 110 41 LAT was. It was the biggest surprise the other form of alternative vote Nut

Above MR. CHRISTIE & LADY

were being used and If the second Dempsey, accepted ROSAMOND

the preferences on all the ballots cast When the action concerning the Bench's suggestion that she should were examined, it might be found opposition underground. The Gov. 300.000 will of the late Mr. A. I take Coker's offer of 160 dollars that most of the A voles preferred clen the Liberal candidate ran Inst ernment by suppressing criticism Christie, of Tapeley Park, Devon, (over £32) to clear the matter. C to B, and that most of the Bin 166, and under the form of the to pay the voters preferred. C to A. Conse alternative vote which is pro- the alternative of quently C would have n Jurger posed would be eliminated. The total of first and second choices Labour candidate rap last in 111 seats, the Conservativo in twenty- six, and other party candidates in nine. It is obvious, therefore. that the Liberals hope to gain more from Labour second pre. ferences than they can from Con- servative second preferences.

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Ing if he had been alive. Mr. Hument's dengeratic support, and to Han-min evidently thinks not. Weesenq from the foils of a party cannot yet tell how far in this he organisation. carries the Kuomintang, for his re- signation, whose enforcement might

be defended if he were really in opposition to the majority of the Government, was followed by the curtailment of his liberty men- sure which is calculated to drive

thus invites intrigue, and past Kuomintang history suggests its likelihood. This element of sup- pression indved makes unbiassed

eansideration of the policy of the It may have good reasons for the calling of the Convention and for the promulga-

Government difficult.

Marshal Chinng. acting as that sponsor of the Bill which has, as one object, the curtailment of the

HID FROM HIS WIFE.

con-

In nie.

you've ever had.

Mrs.

was resumed in the Probate Court Coker was ordered Dr. William Arthur Valentine, of money. with Appledore, said he knew Mr. three months' imprisonment. Christic for nearly 30 years, and he was perfectly sane.

Mr. Robert Frank Studdy, of Wootion. Christie from September, 1921. to Surrey, agent to Mr. March, 1921, said his position was impossible because of the from Landy Rosamond Christle and leting instructions he received tion of n Hill of Rights. The para. Mr. Christie. When Mr. Christic doxical element of the situation is got to know that Lady Rosamond was opposing his views with re- gard to estate

matters."

he said "Me capinin, not

"Mr. Christle loved his shoot." said Mr. Studdy, whereas Lady arbitrary power of the Govern-Rosamond said the entertaining ment, has resorted to the use of such of his friends was an expense and power to detain Mr. Hu, who dewas of no use to the estate:

Limped for a Fortnight. sires to retain it.

"Is it correct," asked Sir John What however, are the aims of Simen, "that Lady Rosamond had the Convention? Mr. Tal Chi-tao, a bunch of keys thrown at her by chairman of the Examinution Yurn her husband and that she limped was reported recently

Tor a fortnight?" BR saying Mr. Studdy: She said she had that its purpose was "to give the damaged her ankle, but she did people a full of opportunity for dia-not tell me how.

Have you over Been Mr. Christie cussion of the Government's domes climb over a hedge or run away tle and foreign policies prescribed to avoid people?--The only time was when for the period of politica? tutelage" ever saw him hide

he anw Lady Rosamond coming. and that the "organisation law" for! What did he do?—lic stayed in presentation to the Convention hiding until she went by.

Other witnesses Included Mr. should be drafted by the Govern-Charles Hicks, for over 40 years ment. More frequently references gardener at Tapeley, who was ask- Bevan: "Do you know. to the work of the Convention have ed by Mr. seemed to imply that its object you are the only servant remen-

bered under the 1925 will?" would be little except to pass the hoard it outside," replied Hicks. proposed Bill of Rights. Is it not, however, possible that the real ob- ject of the Convention is an attempt

Do you know how much you have been left No.

You never had the curiosity to ask? No.

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Sufficient figures have been given to enable the student of politics who likes to think about "electoral devices

with a a acont of algebra and decimals

them." about further a

speculations. to engage in They are likely to be risky, how- дге indications ever, since the that the British electorate will in quite the next elections, divide. differently from the way in which

it divided in 1929.

EARL OF HAREWOOD.

NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN LIBEL SUIT.

The name of the Earl of Hare- wood was mentioned in the King's Bench Division on Mar. 11. in con- nexion with a libel action, in which Mr. Ernest Edward S. Cookson.sues the Pony Turf Club and the Sporta Printing Press.

Sir Patrick Hastings, who is to appear for the defence, said he was Instructed that Lord Harewood, the first defondant, could not altond the Courts in the early days of next term because he had a public en- In the}

Other defendants in | Earl of Carnarvon, were

in a similar position.

Mr. Justice Horridre

fixed the

case to be heard not before April

20, application to be made to him the meantime, if necessary;