Nevelopment of Sanmen Wan Now Proceeding Hangchow, Jan, 3.
With the approval of Gen Chiang Kai-shek, a comprehensive scheme for the development of a commercial Port at Sanmen Wan, on the eastern coast of Chekiang. has been worked out by Gen. Huang Shao-hsiung, Chairman of the Chekiang Provincial Government, The first step in this direction has been started with a programme of road-construction and, waler conservancy. A highway now. being built along the bay, with refugee labour, will be opened to trafic three months. Surveys also have been completed for the construction, dams to facilitate land reclamation The territory along Sanmen Wan is considered ideal for a commercial port, in view of the fertility of the sell and the dense forests: and rich mineral deposits. The climate 1s mild, white the locality Is held by some to surpass even Shanghai and Hongkong in its easy access to land and water communications—Kuo Min, Peiping, Jan. 2.
The inaugural meeting of the' Chie nese Journalists 'Association of Pele ping and' Tienisin was held yester= day, more than 20. representative [Chinese newspaper _men being present, Professor Hubert Liang. Chairman of the Department of Journalism at Yenching University, who recently returned from a visit to South and Central China, reported that there was on_ increasing consciousness among Chinese newspaper men in different parts of the country of the need for organization. He hoped a national press association [shortly would be organized.
The election of officers resulted: Executive Committee—Messrs. Chang IChisluan, Cheng Shah-we, Chen Po= shen, Hubert Liang, and Chang Ming-wei." Supervisory Committee Messrs. Sung Mel-chun, Lin Chungyicand J.C. Ssu According to the by-laws of the association, the purpose of the new organization is to study journalism; to work for freedom of speech and of the press; and to foster the deve! lopment of journalistic undertakings China, Ina manifesto, the Association expresses its determination to "free the Chinese press yom. all its existing shackles," and appeals to the National Govarment immediately and uns Jeonditionally for the immediate restoration of freedom of speech and of the press, so that newspapers Jo the country may be able to express their views without fear or favour fon important national affairs; press censorship and all special laws and facts tending lo curtail freedom of the press should be abolished and repealed forthwith; sidequate protec: tion for newspapers and newspaper men; no newspaper shall be banned from. the mails or suspended without the due process of law, and the same constitutional protection should apply to those engaged in the practice of Journalism; no. central or regional authorities' shall be allowed to take advantage of their administrative power to force newspapers to publish propaganda favouring individual or sectional interests; immediate redress should be given to newspapers ant newspaper men illegally" punished, fand, in the case of those who have suffered on account of their championship of the public weal, the National Government. should punish the officials responsible for suen wrong and also arrange to pay compensation to the Injured party The manifesto voices a desire to ce-operate with the pross of the world Ju the work of advancing the cause of international understanding and world peace—Reuter.
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