Mayor Issues New Set of Regulations Peiping, June 2.
Mr. Yuan Liang, the Mayor of Pel-ping, has Taunched a campaign against the practice of foot-binding among women in the four suburbs of the especially in the mountainous forests oF to surrender to the authorities. Bandits age still in existence in Manchoukuo and will remain for some years, but it must be pointed out that as each year passes the number of bandits is reduced and their depredations diminish in proportion to their numbers.
Another handicap for bandits has been the construction of highways by the government, Little information has been given out regarding this new development which was started In 1938, but it is an important under~ taking,' second only to that of railways. The plans for highway construction call, first, for roads between the various provincial capitals, second, between large cities ' and capitals, and, third, between cities, towns and larger villages. The plan also provides that highways constructed s0 as not to compete with railways; for Manchoukuo has learn~ ed from the experiences of other ations that competition between railways and auto-trucks defeats the purpose of unity, as an economic war follows, benefiting neither party. The government not only owns, all the railways, except the South Manchuria line," but also all omnibuses and motor trucks that are used on the highways. Private companies are allowed, in exceptional cases, to construct and operate short distance Yailways and omnibus lines, which must not compete with the existing Tu' 1983, about 7,000 kilometres of highways were under construction and completed in 1994. This year: the plan' calls for 4,000 kilometres. In the following years, 3,500-4,000 kilometres will be constructed per year, until a total of approximately 160,000 kilometres of roads shall have been completed. The programme calls for the completion of this work in twenty years. city. Six regulations have been drawn up by the Bureau of Public Safety and the Bureau of Social Welfare governing the prosecution of the campaign.
According to the first regulation, girls under 15 years of age should be forbidden to bind their feet. Those who have already done so should be ordered to unbind their feet immediately.
Women between 15 and 30 years of age who have bound feet, are required to unbind them within a period of three months, according to The third shove 30 years may unbind their feet at their leisure, no time limit being set—Reuter.
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