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tenant from the house was liable to a pinces. He hoped that in the course of fine not exceeding $1,000. Therefore, if the next few years, he would be able to they were to bring in some such legis go by airship to England and Intion in this Colony, they would only back by the same means.
following in the footsteps of the night seem large, but it would do no winter Colony,
harm to indulge in new idens.
the mouth-pices of the Government -- that there was something a great dual more drastic than the above required to meet the housing question in parts of Victorin and Kowloon, It seemed to him that the poorer class of tenant, and even the middle class both in Hongkong and Kowloon, in ATCAR already built|tion, another paint to be considered was
The project
In connection with the housing quesMPERIAL WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
was the title of an extremely interesting apon--badly needed some form of pre-the desirability of passing a law simila
leekute which was delivered by the Hon. Mr H. E. Pullock, K.C., Acting.
the
SERVICE
i would be of the utmost importance
to this Colony to link up with the Im-
tectish against the rent-raising landlord. In the Peak Districts Residents' Ordi In considering what measure, should be nauce, phased last year, to render resid.
The adopted, they could, to a very great ex Autornag-tiqueral, cu Tenday night, attent, find the key in a very interesting subject
ence in certain portions of the Colony Perial Wireless Telegraph chain.
wireless installation at D'Aguilar was St. Paul's College, under the auspices of nvticle in the Darly New, above the
too low powered for commercial purposes, the Church of England Men's Society signature "K.C." In the article the writer
He had dealt with the subject during a arly reported in our last isane.
debate Counci) on Octuber 3rd, 1912, pointed out what had been done and was
The lecturer said he wished to em phasize the fnet, at the outset, that he was not there is H representative or oficiat capacity, but simply as a member of the local community, and h progused to submit for their consideration subjects of some moment to people now residing in the Colony and to suggest a few remedies which might be applied in the present situation.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
He thought that, perhaps, the rarest important and ment problem to he dealt with in the Colony was that relat- ing to housing. It was obviously a prob lem which might be considered from different points of view. He would, first of all, consider the question of the erec tion of houses in entirely newly opened districts. The question arose he to whe ther the Government should build a number of now houses, just as it had been building houses for subordinate officers of the Civil Bervice. The houses would then
but he did not think that was the best sthenic. In his opinion a more suitable one whs for the Government to grant a curtain WACHAL financial assistance towards the building of new houses in new districts, so that persons who came into those new houses might, after certain period of time and under certain
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being done in Great Britain. The first
to the permission
overtor-in Council,
Coming to another question, in regard to which there had been a certain amount
of comment the question of Housing and he asked those who were interested the Penk he did not think be need say no the subject to read the debate.
Act he referred to was that passed at -The Home on December 23rd, 1918. net effect of the Act is that inndlords cannot raise the real or evict the tenant- of any house in the metropolitan police urga whose rent or rateable value on August 3rd, 1914, did not exceed 135 a year. In the provinces and Ireland the applied to houses whose rent or valuation on that dato did not excord £20 a year: in Scotland, £30 a year.
As might be expected, landlords have tried to get round and get through the statute. but hitherto, also, might be expected, considering who drafted it the Act has withstood all assaults. Last week on appeal from the West Bromwich County Court came before the Divisional Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Lash and Mr. Justice Bankey. A new tenant entered into the occupation of a bonse whose rent on August 3rd, 1974, was 10% 4 week.
The landlord weight to charge
Britain.
One very ob
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more than a few words, vinus course to adopt would be tú throw apes the building site in the Pukfulun Drainage area, in which at present the for women was badly needed. It should erection of houses was prohibited. Ante located in Kowloon Old City or some- other possible schome of relief would be
where that neighbourhood. A con- construction of 13 retuwAy upsiderable number of women he did not mean British women, but those of other Wanchai Gap, followed by the develop. ment of building sites on the slopes of nationalities found it extremely dif Mount Cameron by means of a road. feult to earn a livelihood, and such a Another possible tramway, which would settlement, if established, would not only have to be much longer than the Wan; be very stun self supporting but would I would, chai line, would run from West Point to also prove an immense boon. the junction of Harlech and Hatton | perhaps, interest theur to learn that their Catholic friends were already Roads, to be followed by a road round Roman High West. He ventured to suggest that making preparations for the establish the unofficial munbeis” of Conneil could tent of sued a settlement. render help to the Government in the matter of housing by joining with the Government in asking the Secretary of State to allow the floating of short-term loans for such improvements, thus ren
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CHILDREN, CINEMAS AND CLOCKS.
There was considerable need in the Colony for the provision of room for children in the neighbourhood of factories
was
Attorney
With regard to the question of clucka, it had been constantly urged in the Legis lative Council that a clock was wanted on
raanin the property of the Government, the tenant £1 u week, and the County dering the schemes independent of where parents were employed. Here they Court Judge held that he wn, entitled fluctuations of revenue. As a side-issu could be looked after and receive usefai to do so. The Divisional Court reversed the housing question,
WAB radimentary tenching. The streets were the question of the value of land, Whilst not the proper play-ground for children. the judgment, holding that the stand
Ale need say on the question of Ard rent, the rent of August, land was valued very highly as soon as
it became known that the Government enemas was that the question of vensor- 1914) applied to the house and not to
intended to acquire it, the price depreing filus wag oes under consideration, This decision is one of far. the tenant. reaching importance, and will affect cited remarkably when it was valued for and that legislation on the subject would thousands of tenancies throughout Great probate purposes. He had no hesitation very shortly be introduced. conditions, become owners of their own
They all д in describing that as It is especially important in
fraud on the knew how very extensively cinema exhi residences. Looking at the matter from
bitions were patronised, and it view of the fact that Parliament is going revenue, and if clear proof of a deli that point of view there were certain
to be invited this week to deal with berate under-valuation was discovered be extremely important that line should be fundamental principles which would
certainly would not fail to deal with itsubjected to censorship. have to be taken into consideration, the case of more highly rented houses." The first was that land should not be
"Since that time, the grievance which his uflicia) in 1916 only affected the working-class
General, dear, otherwise it would not be possible tor people of moderate means to beaune community has spread to the middle | owner of their own house. Another classes. If we may judge from the ques The next question the lecturer dealt the railway station clock-tower at Kow thing was that there should be a certain tions put down UA the Order Paper with was Hospital Accommodation. In loon. There should be a big clock, which standardized type of houses, and a in the House of Commons by Mr. this matter he suggested that the Guvern could be seen from all parts of the har- tato standard of materials should be James Rowlands and Sir Alfred Yenment. Civil Hospital, though convenient. used, so that the houses would be easy (who generally know what they are tolkly situated for Chinese and possibly other hour. Another place suggested as 21 COD of erection and there would be economy ing about), the need for some remedy is Asintie residents of the Colony, was spicuous position was the l'ost Offices. He
most urgent. Landlords threatened
not favourably Sertainly evict their tenants whose rent in August, Europeans. Therefore, it seemed to him, thought, however, 1914, was over £5 unless they in some that a separute
un the Island form of prohibition against higher rents figure."
ather requirement was the provision of n being exacted for a certain type of house, The short and simple way cut is te hospital in Kowloon for residents, other and, in order to calators del
lators dieinte the words" 36" For the metro-than they coming in, would 1. introduce politan police arou,
for Boot certain restrictions against the aliena land, and £28" for the provinces and tion
of the property. Another requireIreland in section 2 sub-section 2 of the went in the opening up of new areas, 1916 Act, and substitute, say, which would naturally be some distance
280," and £70.
in building. Another point would be the fixing of standard rents. He meant that a certain maximum rent should be
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HINTERLAND. He had dealt with subjects of uf their own on the peninsula. It was probably not necessary, at first, to mediate interest to the Colony, and he start more than small hospital, which £100. would be capable of improvement and now intended to refer to the develop- extension It would be sufficient if ment of the stretch of country lying No class in the community has suffer. there was a large site. In connection
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the provision of cheap means of acceased so much from the effects of the war with the hospital improvement it between the northern frontiers of the by land or water, or both. An y the middle-class who live in suburban beslutely necessary to consider the in Colony of Hongkong and the City of This passage more parti-creasing of the staff of Government (antuu. it seemed to him that the applies to Kowloon," said Me medical officers and of British pisters development of that vast
With so much demobilisation going on be * matier Continuing, Mr. Pollock stated that there would be possibly enough persons to both places. The true between they probably were just as well ac available to strengthen both staffs. Hongkong and Canton was enormous quainted as he was with the conditions. There should also be an Grea of it was believed that the arca referred to which existed in the more crowded parts reasonably large dimensions set apart in contained considerable quantities of coal of Victoria and Kowloon. There was no Kowloon for the erection of a Lunatic and lime-stone. In view of the high prices doubt at least, so it acemed to him that Asylum. The present asylum had been rating during the past few years they the tenants, both lower class Chinese and justly criticised as situated on a wrong must regard the opening up of a supply of
did site i
a very expensive part of the
to
STUDY OF MINING ENGINEERING.
be taken into consideration was whether or no it was advisable to intro dace into the Colony în Ordinance con- Laluing provisions similar to those in the Building Societies Act at Home. The Building Societies Act came into operation in 1674, and was subsequently amended, notably by the Act of 1994. also the middle class Europeans, did He thought that legislation should be require some protection in the Colony Colony. The inmates had no real pa reasonably near to this Colony introduced into the Colony, covering the What happened in Rothe caves was that for exercise, and if they were given free the utmost importance. He ventured to suggest that some such body is an samo scope as the Home Act. Mr.she landlords came from somewhere out air and freer space in Kowloon it would Anglo Chinese Association should be Pollock next road out the following from side the Colony--were not men born in be a boon to humanity. He believed formed between the Culony of Hongkong Lord Halsbury's Laws of England": the Colony-and bought a house let at a that the Goverment was trying to make and the City of Canton to develop the Building societies are societies formeertain rent and, after screwing up the every effort to remove these poor, un mineral and other resources of the coun ed for the purpose of raising, by the rent to a higher figure, got rid of the fortunate lunatics as soon as possible, try lying between the two places. They subperiptions of the members, a fund home, when the time was ripe, at a great The Chinese lunatics were drafted to would probably discover iron and other out of which advances may be made to profit. If it could be shown that that Canton, and, similarly, the European metals. Already wolfram had been found members, by way
of mortgage, upon the sort of thing existed to a considerable luantics were sent Home Unfortunate near Tamoshan in a place called Needle security of freehold, copyhold, or lease extent some measures should be takenly, however, there were inmates, not
Hill. hold estate, the primary object being to stop it. It was not only an injustice perhaps very many in number, who had to assist the members in obtaining a to the unfortunate tene
Lenants who hud to becca in the Asylum for a number of years) Amall landed property.
pay rents out of proportion to
their owing to disputes ap to nationality, etc. In connection with the question of The method adopted i for the members means, but it was bad for the Govern
neral development, perhaps he might AN AIR SERVICE, take shores of a definite amount, ment
ment when they found it necessary to
also suggest that the Chinese custome ser which amount is, is a rule, payable to the acquire land for public purposes. In
Tru The next subject referred to by Mr.
vice, which had done so much for the cioty by small'
periodical subscriptions this Colony there was so little flat Pollock was that of an aeroplane service benefit of China, should have attached Out of the funds 50 acquired advances Land gear the central district that it for the Colony. He contended that to it a staff of mining engineers and are made to members from time to time scored certain that drastic legislation aeroplanes were required, or would short experts. It would also seem profitable upon mortgage of freehold, copyhold, or was immediately required, and it would ty be required, for both passenger and students in mining engineering and, por for the University to train some of ita leasehold propers, ominal amount of reliably returns showing to what extent services.
the amount of such ho very interesting if one could get
Some members might haps, by friendly co-operation with the advances being the the shares beld by the member be in cont had been raised in the more sought thing he was looking a long way ahead, Kwangtung authorities, the mining-
bat he world
remind them that lega than engineering students of the University most cases, considerable discount,
fter districts of Victorin and Kowloon ten years ago-in August, 1909-the Bri- Although treated in the earlier legis incé, say, January 1st, 1018. Of course. Lish Channel was flown over for the would go there and study. tation as bodies of comparatively bumble it would be difficult for anybody to get Best time by an
When aeroplane.
HANKOW-KOWLOON RAILWAY. interest, many building Eociatica bave complete
information on the subject, but they reflected upon what had been institutions.
"Another matter which he wished to put developed into large viated from their tion would be very illuminating in more fal accounte
Some even comparatively complete informa done since and read the wonder
der forward in connection with such an societies have so far
of battles in the air Association as he had mentioned was the original intention as mainly to devote ways than one.
and of long non-stop voyages M in aero- their funds to find from member who the suggestion, which had been adopted
builders, the The letter at "K.C." also containet | planes, perhaps that Hongkong should way with the Canton Hankow line, The they would ho disposed linking up of the Kowloon.Canton rail- to agree with
distance between the two termini was As probably
only a matter of three or four miles, and legislation. for the catablishment of Fair they were aware; ho ventured to Bugit would be of the greatest advantago to aro known as investing member # end. 'apparently, in the Straits Settlements have an aeroplane service.
Continuing, Mr. Pollock stated that Rente Courts, Ho bad turned- ap gent, in the form of a question in the Colony to have through connection the Acta of 1874 and 1894 or
Elternoon the Straits Settlements Ord the Legislative Council, that ab Aero- Building
which
with Hankow "Increase of Rents drome could be made conveniently in Atance entitled permanent character or which terminate Restriction Ordinance passed on Sep the north-west corner of tho plain It would also be of great assistancy in ta fixed dato had occurred to him tombor 14th, 1917, for the prevention of in which Sheung shui was situated. It the maintenance of order, if a good that Building Societion, under certain increase in the rents of mal dwelling had an advantage over two other sites motor-road were built from Sheung shui conditions and with a certain amount of house. It seemed to go further in some which had been mentioned namely, the the city of Canton. It would promote financial nasistanc ΣΤΟΠΙ
the Government, reapon than the Home legislation and Hats of Taipo and Shatin-because those order and prospority and would be of the would be very effective means for open pretty swoosing in its clinranter, An places would have to be reclaimed and grantest benefit to all ing up and building upon new arong in amending Ordinance was passed on that would take a lot of time and money... At this stage Press representativos wero tho
It seemed to him and here, January 31st, 1910, dealing with an order It soomed to him that they had a con- naked to leave presumably in order at. Colony, again, he wished to point out that he made by the Board fixing the rent of a siderably freer approach to the Sheung, Government servants might be tab to was speaking merely as a private member dwelling-hours or part of a dwelling shui plain from Deep Hay, whore it express thair opinions, without fear of of the community, and not in any nenno house. Any person who sought to eject was fese mountainous that the other being subsequently called to account.-
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