sion which has been sitting on traffic problems hay had brought before it a number of very interest ing considerations. One proposal, designed for the safety of the public, was that no licence be issued to any motor vehicle except on one or other of the following conditions: that the owner had third-party risks covered by an insurance policy, oF made a deposit of §260 to cover this, It is difficult to see the forer of the second alternative, because claim is at present being proseeuted in the Singapore courts for $25,000 based on an allegation of bad driving. The first alternative, however, seemed reasonable until it was pointed out that as soon as drivers. knew that any accidents would be covered by the insurance policy they would become more reckless than ever. So much has this view impressed itself on the Commission that the matter has been remitted back for further consideration. A third proposal has now been put forward, that the use of the horn be prohibited, the idea being that drivers should get it out of their minds that they had any right to barge. through crowded streets. A rider to this proposal that in the case of an accident the driver should have to prove his innocence, which at once gots back to the idea that man is to be considered guilty until he proves himself to be otherwise. 'There will surely be one fatal objection to this, for it seems impossible that any' British court could act on such a doctrine, unless by authority of Act of Parliament. There has evidently been a lot of hard thinking: in Singapore but so far not very and clearly defined fiscal, po-should be employed. The teachers, St. Andrew's Ball as the principal was framed also to include acclause li tical and foreign policies; and the however, seem to hold meetings social-event of the season, and this th reference to the publication of time, seems ripe for emphasizing from time to time and at these year a special effort is being ma volume or volumes of Me. Dat, the necessity, which has been urged amuse themselves by drawing up to make it even better than ever, Wwent's sermons, Perhaps one: of by both great industrial employers plans, Our readers - may well in"celebration of the Society's the most interesting things in the and thinking trades union officials, wonder what priceless sort jubilee, As a first step the mem-meeting was mentioned by Mr.
workers and capitalists coming building will be evolved, if ever, by bers called back to the office of Mackenzie, who with refer together and devising some other such equally priceless methods, and President the veteran Mr. "Brodie to the publication of the ser-means for the settlement of indust-how long it will stand the weather.
(Clarke, whose personality alone mons expressed the opinion that rial disputes than the strike.or the This is an instance of the type of will do much-to achieve the desired such a project would be self-sup-lock-out. In support of this idea, thing which "modernized" China object. Tf local Scots need a porting. This may well be believed. it Robert Hadfield, who is one of can do which is all the time tending farther spur it will be found in for there is no questioning the grip the biggest employers of labour in bring discredit on Western etter just received from Davie these addresses took upon the England and whose firm has always methods. Nor, so far as we are Kennedy, who will be remembered public, The "North-China Daily been on good terms with its work: aware, is there any necessity f as the Scottish comedian who acted News" and the "Herald" reach many fers, mentions that in 1921, "the We know, of course, that certain a5 agent and also rendered as-Jodd quarters of the earth, and on black year of British industry," no practical men not by any means sistance on the stage to William at Toast one occasion when fewer than 85,000,000 working day: architects, in the smaller outports Heughan, the picturesque and high-Shanghai Mr. Darwent mentioned were lost through labour troubles, have designed their own houses and ly accomplished Highland—basso-receiving a letter of thanks from and apart from the enormous loss supervised their construction, and. baritone who early in the year gave some total stranger, a reader of the which fell on the workers themselves made a good job of them, but every-such delightful concerts. They.
Paper, who wished to express his—a large proportion of whom were body has not that ability. There now are touring Australia (from appreciation of the inspira morally opposed to the strikes in are, however, Chinese who ha whence they propose to return to afforded. This part of which they were drawa by the served as building contractors in Shanghai), and the letter tells porals of the Union Chui loss to trade and to the the larger centres who have the great receptions everywhere, but 'Tientsin is one which will make a interest generally, was knowledge to design and erect the nevertheless there is added:—great appeal to cil who knew Mr, He suggests a five years' ordinary class of building Shanghai takes a lot of beating Darwent and to many who did not, industrial truce, and his proposal efficiently and a number of these for enthusiastic Scots." It will be has made a potent appeal to the men have gone well afield and their remembered that when he was here national imagination and has
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