At the school at Gordon Road, if one.may so style it, applicants are given.three exanimations, a verbal one, a test in backing a machine and, a thorough. examina-curve on Markham. Road and adjacent narrow roads being utilized, The verbal test concerns traffic When may one tone drive an empty vehicle "on Nanking Road?" "Where or, where not may one make a right-hand How many lights must each car.be equipped with?"
Concerning. the mechanical equipment of the car, candidates are instructed in what they may touch Jand which parts of the they must leave alone, The driving test is dificult for the novice. It consists of backing through three pairs of posts, sct at right angles to each other and about 20 yards apart. The: driver of.the car with shorter is usually more for~ tunate on thig test than those with the 120 in,, wheel-base, The Eyesight Question Before going to school, however, they are finger-printed and photographed as a means of identification.
Perhaps the strictest test is the eye test. and physical, examination. The former is for the purpose of removing those who are colour blind, the latter to prevent spreading of disease and eliminating 'A. Chinese press telegram states that the Loh Hwa football team of Shanghai met a French team-in Java and gained another victory, the score being 2-0. Leo Wai-tong and Datky Chen netted the ball once each.
TruporaMs from Peking confirm the news that Mr. Yang Tebong, former Commissioner of Foreiin "airs in Shanghai, has been ide napped. It is said that $150,000 is being demanded for his ransom, TAKINo note of the fact that the National Government has granted permission tothe San Poh and Hoong Ay steamship companies to issue bonds, the Ningpo-Shaoshing S. N, Ca, has asked for permission, to issue $500,000, worth of. bonds also, Tux first consignment of automa tic. telephone apparatus, orderod; in the United States by the Nantao "Telephone Administration is due. arrive, the service will be extended, Chapel, Nanziang and. Kiangwan, The whole service, it is state ed, will be veady.in 16 months, und the total cost, will exceed, $1,- 000,000.
'Tue Shanghai Central Mint will begin operations on December 1 and already schemes have been drawn up for the unification of a standard currency, "says the "Sinwanpao." The schemes, as prepared by the Ministry of Finance, provide that China's currency shall be in dollars and the tael, unit will be abolisher that subsidiary coins will be readjusted: that, in foreign exchange, transactions, the gold standard shall be observed: and that steps will bbe taken to mint gold coins.
Cards bearing specified numbers of. xed and green dots are present: ed to the candidates. First he must distinguish between all red and green: ones. and then count' the number of each. His. vision. further is examined with letter cards.
If he suffers from colour blindness lor is short-sighted, he is: referred to. a doctor,.and. wi ihe has been certified as' fit or. his: eyes.adjusted either by.the use of glasses or [by correction of sight, he is refused a licence.
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