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Reform Club Has A Housing Scheme Reminders
A schente for erecting semi-detached houses for workers, costing only HK$4,000 cach, outside city limits, is bajng considered by the Reform Club of Hong Kong..
This information was din closed by Mr. Bronk Bernacchii when he addressed a well at- tended meeting of the Club held at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday evening.
ensure that those who are re- turned as repregulatives are in fact representatives of the public of Hong Kong,
HK's Well-Being
Today
Cipening of Mr. Tse-kal Fengr exhibition paintings and Chinese fons, 'St. John' Cathedral Hall,' 9 .. John's Cathedral, three hours'
service, 12 noon,
St.
St.
St.
John's Cathedral: Matins, Latohy,
7.30 a.m.
Ante Communion,
::
Andrew's Church: Morning Prayer Rim: Litary and Holy Communion, 10' g‚m.
Cathedral:
of Muss Presnnetifled 8 h.m.; Way of the Cross, 3.30 p.m. St. Margaret's Church 3 p.m.
Catholic
Coming Events
"We stand for elective repres "The scheme. Is stil in its in-centatives to the legislature, and faney, but I can give you this us-we, stand for the well-being of surahce now, that we do not in Hong Kong," enid Mr. Bernacchi. tend to delay, as the Government Recalling the attack made on has delayed for yeurs over this the Munleipal Council scheme at problem. We intend to show thai | the Club's lost meeting in Kow- we are capable of being un cffec-1qou, Mr. Bernacchi sold the Chib Live force," said Mr. Bornacchu. had no intention that this attack
The practicability of such scheme was, however, questioned by members of the audience. The
Mr. Bernacchi then referred to enst of Iniil 119elf wat one point,
a suggestion by the Governor Kowloon fund Mr. Bernacchi gud the would have to be further away his recent speech on reform of the from the elly, An urea on the maininud was undr considera-
should be used by its opponents for the
bf. stopping all purpose Const Rational development.
HC | legislature that such reform nction by the Bame
tion, and in view of the object of/Government. the sehente he felt that Govern ment would shot and could refuse the loud.
the question of recessiblity, Mr. Bernechi and the Kowloon Metor Bus Company - frighte imhad to sue reason Uckets if like a month.
Legislative Council
TOMORROW
Exhibition of paintings by Mr. Tse-kal Feng. $1. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 a.m.
Cricket Club Easter Dance, 9. Peeting. Easter Race
Happy Valley, First Day, 11.30 am.
SUNDAY Opening night
Bible Auditorium, & p.m.
Club
Classical Concert, Talbot House, 50, Murdonnell A Read, 8.30 p.m.
not Tee H
"If this is to he uses us further delaying lattes, then I give his opinion at once that it is taken by the Home Governnient necessary for any action in be before some form of representa-alk don, is given to the people of this Coliny," said Mr. Bernacchi,
all be perfectly
Supple
"It would be
for the representatives elected as prespective members of the legis- lature to be thereafter appointed wo8lein! The Giaveno as merikan 11 would
Mr. Bernechi's mild te verter- dity was an attire on the ent
Indeed only atition of Hong Kong's Grgisip- redwife the resination of our
nitedch tive Council whose
present appointed and non-repre. members, he said, were ant re-sentative unofficial members presentatives of the people.
lebable their places to be Alên hy An unofficial majority itself some more representative indivi- of no use when such a majority duns. And indeed I do not ex- contains the bulk of nominated clude at least some of the very members. Such a majority is no unofficial members that we have mujorily at all. What we want is on the legislature at present, but amamber of members in the legiture who com butly repre-
be an effer live ops sient us and position.
"Nominated members, you have on the legislature and the been executive too long. In God's, martie, Ro!" (Applause)
Earlier in his falk Mr. Bernue-
our border."
The Reform Club, saitl Mr. Bernacchi, does not support any move to meorporate Hong Kong with Chinn at the present time. therefore, to The difficulty is,
y that they would be very much better members if they felt that they had Hong Kong behind them, and that they represented the inhabitants of th
Colony" (repeated appinuse).
tho
No Racial Basis
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL
Fire Retardant
1940,
Paint Tested
One wooden shack burned to the ground but the other, treated with Ali "R" 'carried out yesterday at Fire Retardant Paint, survived. The demonstration was North Point to show the fire retardant value of the pain.t.—"Chilna Mall" Photo.
Local Chinese Want
MacDougall
To Stay
petition for the retention of the services of Hong Kong's rotiring Colonial Secretary, Mr., D. M, MacDougall, has been sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by local Chinese manufacturers.
"Advent" by Colonel Eirasier Creigh European' YMCA 3.30 p.m.
Andrew's Churchi, Kowloon: 7 win
Cominunion; B Holy
Communion a.m. Holy
with This Easter hymus:
9 a.m. Holy Communion; 11 am Festal Morning Prayer: 12.15 p.. toly Communion, 6.30 p.m. Festal
Evenlek Prayer und
Sermon: special Easter music
.
was announced last night at a dinner party given by the Chinese Manufacturers' Union in honour of 20 of the Union's delegates to the British Industries Fair. Mr. Shun Choy-wah sald
by The Choir and solos by that a reply from the Colonial
Miss
Chinese manufacturere appre. ciate all Mr. MacDougall has dane for HR,
Margorel Stuart; -7.46 Office has not yet been receiv
"It friendly co-operation and ed. He also placed on record p.m. Holy Communion.
his outstanding organising ability Easter Service at Robert Mor- the appreciation of the man-have done so much to help us gel
ben-facturers of the co-operation back as our feet. Json Church. Macao, cher: The Rev. Mr. G. Hatt- and assistance they had re-
il 8.17. Lipscomb,
MONDAY Easter Race Meeting,
Valley, 11.30 am, Whist Drive, European
B p..
To His Health
Fire Retardant Paint Tested
of the were
Lo
The fire retardant properties
new
Albi "R" paint the demonstrated publle, by the Thoresen atall Company, Limited, and the H. C. Patterson and Company at the reclamation opposite. Tramways Depul, North Point, yesterday.
4
mare
Witnessed by
th: 200 spectators and Mr. W. M. Smith, Mr. C. W. Brand and Mr. H. H. of the Fire Itrooks, officers Brigade Department, two small wooden huts, specially built for the demonstralia, were set on fore.
The hut coated with the paint did not burn while the unpainted hut was a totally destroyed.
"Even though he is not with us versity ly
chemical world
Mr. J. C. M. Greulum, address- ing the audience before the de- nonstration, said that the Albi "R" punt was discovered in the laboratories of
thed Uni- in America.
tested by famous laboratories, are oficials,
directors safety
Fund building in- spectors,
and is giving positive to many large rol- couple also re protection, hotels, instilum |
tonight, I am asking you to raise your glasses and drink to his very Kood health and,tò, the hoped for success of our petition. "With the toust I
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(1)
Rot-
the
Colonial ceived through the Secretury in their efforts to Happy build up the Colony's economy. YMCA, The delegation, headed by Mr. U Tat-clice, Vice-Chairman of the Union and Vice-Chairakh of the Committee of the xm Hong Kunk
BIF will leave by the special chi sail There was very Titise Mr. Bernacchi said he was op- difference between the legislature Įpesco to any idea of representas
dale at a recent Legislative Coun-HOAC Solent plane on Wednes-ur best wishes for pleniauternment
and we hope, a profitable visit of tious und Industrial plants. day. of today and that providert for by tan on racial basis. Indeed, heel meeting.
uur delegation, under the loader- The fire retardant coating was Both expressect the view, he the Royal Charter of 1843.
said the very proposals for elec
The dinner. held at the Tale of Mr. U Tat-chee, In the designed for the application by to the Municipal "Op of the reasons why you- tior
Counellad, that pubile opinion was in
spray attended BIF
and Tung Restaurant, was stitutional development in Hong suggested the needs of racind ten-favour of a larger and more re
a considerable number of
like wood, Replying on behalf of the delc- combustible to protect against |
surfaces as yet unknown in Hong presentative legislative Council in by
plywood, wallboards and fire in- Kong has been so slow is un-sion
preference to 11 "cumbersome Union members and friends. The Lates, Mr. U Tat-chee sold. doubtedly the lack of interest Kong.
"This delegation appreciate the suistion board. Re-Municipal Council with restricted included, in addition to Mr. K.
the cont taken
Referring to the Chinese
Upon exposure to fire, in such malters by the
Keen, Acting Director of the De- fact that we are your ninhas- public, but I du mal think this is forta Association,
whose chale responsibilities"
and In-sodors, and realise that the suc- Ing swells up to develop an in- Dr. Wong,
The Municipal Council is bot-partment of Commerce Mr. Jean,
was present at
Mont- the only reason," went on
ter danel.
and Mr. W.P. We want a large and dustry,
cess of our mission will be fudged sulating mat whose function is
it prevents meeting, Mr. Bernacchi ex- Bernacchi.
one representative Legislative gomery, United Kingdom Trade not only by the number of parties twofold: "Hong Kong- undoubtedly pre-pred the hopes that a formuła
But during the period Commissioner, Sir Man-kam Lo, which we attend in London but spread of fire bevond the point of right be found whereby the warunell. problemi to very great
gouged origin (2) it consideribly retards cent
between the death of the Munici- Messrs. J.J. Cowperthwaite, E.E.W. will be more accurately
the penetration and transmissioni constitutional development in that
refeum bodies could go forwardpal Council and the reconstitution | Hagger. J.B. Kite. D.R. Arnott, by the amount of business Pakc in hunt and that thom it contains a large population who
aflient to and through the confed surface, are at British subjeels or who would never be any differences of the Legislative Council, we J.W. Ferris, Paul K.C. Tsui, F. goodwill gained for Hong Kong as
must make it clear that the pre-MeD Courtney, Rober! Hart, C.T. a whole. have a dual nationality and awej a Lacial character.
During
the discussion which rent Council, as it is now con-Large, Mul Cluten, T. H. Hutchin- allegiance
Govern also to the
asked Mr.
stituted, does not
not enjoy the con- son and Tse Yee-chuen. ment of the great country across towed a member
In his address, Mr. Shum Choy- Bernacchi what the Club would idence of the people.
"It docs not enjoy our con-woh said to do in the very unlikely event
of the Chinose nience because
"On big business
behar of all the unoficial members of
houses and financial groups ap- Manufacturers' Union, I extend to Courit, after reading the report
prar to have a grip on it it re- Mr. U Tat-chee and other repre- the meeting, were to resign en
of local Industries whe blag,
presents not the community at Bentatives Mr Bernacchi replied that the large but only big business. That are proceeding to the Club could inform the Govern-grip must be loosened or we shall to visit the British In-
have failed a second time."
Fair, our best wishes. ment that given A month new
Mr.
"There is every reason to be- Loseby acknowledged that publie would be found to fill the lg business had done, much for lieve that you will profit
the Colony, and their leaders were siderably by this visit as on the amung the most dominating per- one hand, there has been cou- senalities. They shoula of course siderable progress, in the selenti- be adequately represented on the fe world during the past year. On are under the tegislative, but they should not be the other, you After the attock made on the the only people.
capable leadership of Mr. U Tat- Municipal Council scheme of the
chee.
You are more fortunate in hav- last meeting, people had asked what the Club had to offer in its
ing as your companion on your the As an instance of this in journey, Mr. Montgomery, place. We demand a revitalised and remodelled legislature based by quoted the recent Bulget stoner in Hong Kong and
adequate representation, Mr. United Kingdom Trade Commis- on the principle of representation by election" said Mr. Skinner. cebate where the sorrows of the Kite, Secretary of the General
Al sorts
tandlords were put forward with Chamber of Commove with ur of suggestions had buen
"We had hoped to have put forward as to
feeling and admiration. The law who shevle be the electorate--the [ST
of supply and demand should not this evening our Colonial Secre
D.M.
MacDougall. Surut list, the taxpayers, or the be interfered with, it was stress-tary, Mr whole populace. "All these are crl. But no one spoke for the whose impending retirement was
ther left for your digestion," said Mr.
announced the other day. Skinner. "We invite the publie to It the little man was also re- "This announcement camo us. a Presented and had his say, the very gitt shock to all sections of let us have their idens."
community. "Some had suggested that civil binek market in rent would have the Hong Kong servants and stuffs of the big been clamped down. Key money Many of us felt so strongly on the levallsed, subject that we have petitioned members of the Club, for fear of and the
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| meinbers
representative of the
vacuting councillors' place.
was
The meeting yesterday opened by Mr. F.E. Skinner. look the chair, with the slogan "Representation by Election",
וי
Representation Inadequate
side.
United
con-
Mr.
honds should not be admitted as would not have been
Landlord 'und' Tenants the Colonial Office for the raten-
Public Opinion
written to remove its
of Mr. MacDougall, being prejudice! in the eyes of Ordinance, would have been re-tion their employers, but this appears Witton
preschi "We
not heard yet whe- petition
is to be granted, to me to be absolutely fantasile. ridiculous anomalies," said Mr.. ther our ZOFcby:
But I am sure that I speak for ull Before the meeting closed Mr. of us when I say that we hop Skinner announced that the in-host forvently that the Secretary speaker was Mugural dinner of the Howloon of State for the Colonier will us Charles Loseby who quoted pas. Branch would be held in the his discretion in pur favour
"However, in tale we shoul Room of the Peninsula from speeches by
Mr.Green Arthur Morse at the Hong Kong Hotel on Thursday next, April be unlucky, I wish to place on -record, publiely, how much we Bank meeting and Mr. D.F. Lan. 21, at 7.30 p.m.
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