The Archive · 1934

Drivers' Licences

Draft regulations published to-day by the Ministry of Transport for the confusion of applicants for motor li-conces show that Mr.

Here-Belisha means that the test pastime. Besides the examiners that he (or she) does not suffer from epilepsy, fits, myopia land other complaints adverse to good driving, and that he is "thoroughly conversant with the Highway Code"

wonder how many are, personally. T have never seen it) the applicant must prove that he can do the following with his car:

Start the engine of his vehicle:

Move away straight ahead or at an angle Overtake, met of crom ath of] other vehicles and take formist conscience gone to sleep? Is {here'no-Gidstone tong our sate Stop the vehicle in an emergency oF formally. and In the latter case to Lord Charnwood contrasts the high principles, the avowedly humanitarian alms, on which the League was found. ed, with the Soviet's massed murder of its citizens, its persistent plotting of revolution in other countries, its slave timber camps.. Russia's admis-doing enter a limited opening either to the right or to the let ure of forward and reverse gears! Give appropriate hand or mechanic "Act nromotiy on all signals given London, Sept. 16.

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. King who have [been spending several weeks with {their daughters in a house they took Inear Torquay are back in London and staying near Lancaster Gate. Thei youngest daughter, Mrs. Bult, and liber baby sailed for China yesterday by Suez.

Mr. and Mrs. King return to China on the 29th. They gave a very pleasant Tuncheon party at the Savoy on Priday, the guests being Dr. and Mrs C. Wang (he is head of the Chines: JGovernment Purchasing Commission London) the head of Harrisons and Crossfield and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. OF. Mackey and your corres pondent and "Mississ."

Tt was observable that although London is still technically empty and nobody in these days "has a bean* every table inthe restaurant was full, Tam sorry to see in "The Times" the death of Mr. F. C. Heffer, who will be well remembered by the old generation. He was the head of the well known silk' firm of that name and retired from China about April; 1910.

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