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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
TO THE EDITOR OF "THE 'HÒNGKDXO DAILY PRESS."]
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Sin The Comumittee of the Chinese
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1938.
tion which ranges from 31d. to od. in the
on the unimproved capital válue, to say nothing of charges for special ser vices auch na street lighting, water and sewerage, sanitary service, garbage des- traction, fire brigades, etc.
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INDIFFERENT PLAY BY DOUBLES
CHAMPIONS.
THE ROYAL WEDDING.
DRESSED SHIPS IN PORT.
CHALLENGE ROUND OF THE OPEN M.'s ships in, port were dressed yesterday in honour of the welding of His Royal Highness the Duke of York And Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. It was a subject of much comment yesterday that only three ships of the mercantile fleet in port dressed in honour of the event-the Douglas steamer Holzllong, the Indo-China steamer Longsang and the B. & S. steamer Tany. A salute was fired at noon,
The challenge round of the Open Doubles Championship competition was played off yesterday on the stand court before fair number of spectators, when last year's holders of the trophy. Ng Sa Kwong and Wei Wing Lok, succeeded in retaining the trophy for another year. They defeated E R. S. Dods and A. B. Haworth by three sets to ong. The match
The consequence is that people with Chamber of Commerce in their Report land and money ready to build will not to the Housing Commission have stated that the east of building a Chinese tenes venture, as there is no prospect of a re- turn on their capital outlay. Take my ment house is about $1,000 to $3,000, to
own case. In 1912 I bought a block of which another 84.000 must be added for
land for Bo. (soft, fruitage by 200ft, the cast of the land. This means that the price of land has riwa until it has derp) eleven miles from the city. I built reached the cost of building. This result thereon a brick cottage containing four
LOCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO bas bren measurably caused by the pre-rooms, kitchen, laundry, back and front
WEDDING PRESENT. Grine systers of auctioning Crown land. verandah, and all modern conveniences tinder which the Government extracts in for £344. To build the same house to-day
The Hongkong Branch of the Overseas a half-hearted display throughout League ia taking a very active part in premium the most it can get and thus would cost me £1,200 (that being the
lowest tender on the same plans and and, whilst the challengers fought hard,
"[subscribing towards to the Wedding, forces the builder to charge twice specifications), while the land on which right to the end, the cup-holders ex-present that is to be presented to His much for the finished products ns h - could afford to charge if he got the land my house is huilt would cost me ne the hibition did not come up to expectations Royal Highness, the Duke of York. on! free, I would suggest, as an experiment, i very least £200 (that being the Valuer This was especially noticeable in Ng's behalf of loyal-hearted British sabjects
that the following scheine be tried:--
was
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General's valuation). Me municipal at play. He did not play at all well and all the world over, who share in members alone has trrbled during, this period, towards the end of the match could do ship of the Overseas League of which His The Government should select on one while the cost of living has risen fully nothing right. He was erratic in his place Royal Highness is President. of its new roads on the mainland 150 per cent. The State tried to over-ing and frequently drove into the net. The My Eric Rice, who is the Secretary of Bection, say a mile in length, mark it out come the difficulty by building houses on slippery nature of the ground did not the local Branch. has circularised - the into building lots for Chinese tenement the credit foncier, or advance to settlers, suit him, and at times he found diffealty Hongkong members for subscriptions. On houses, and offer it, in lots or in groups - of lots, to any person who will under. 5ystem, but, owing to faulty, supervision. in keeping his feet, though none of the Monday last about 200 circular letters
years' lease terms,
it has proved a "miserable failure, the same as the War Service Homes Commis sion.
other players seemed to be troubled were sent out and up to yesterday marn- the same extent in this connection. ing Mr. Rico had received something like Ng Sie Kwong had played up to his 30 replies promising contributions to usual form the Chinese couple should wards the fund. Mr. W. J. Crawford have defeated the English players by of the Hongkong and Whampen Dock | three straight sets; as it was, Dods and Company, and Mr. F. A. Mackintosh, Raworth secured point, easily and claim Alexandra Buildings, are leading cala- ed the urst set with ease and came very able assistance to Mr. Rice in this direc near to winning the fourth. Had the tion and they also have received many Rumjahna or Hancocks and Worthington promites of contributions.
take to build on the following terms:-
() No premium for the land. (2) No alienation until the building of approved type has been completed.
I note you refer to an editorial of the (3) A short 21 years' Crown lease.
Sydney Morning Herald to the effect (4) At the termination of the lease the that the State Government proposes to property to be sold by auction by advance persons desirous of acquiring The Government on the sun their own homes up to 30 per cent. of (3) Half the proceeds of the sales to the capital value. While this is mooted go to the Crown lessee of the short there is very little hope of the schema Trasa and half to the Government, ever reaching fruition, for the simple from whom Dads and Raworth had a His Excellency the Governor and Lady The result will be that, instead of reason that it is proposed to draw two walk over owing to illness-been playing Stubbs head the subscription fist. Small getting a premium for an undeveloped | Government banks (the State Savings it is hard to say what might have hap-contributions are asked for, as the main site; the Government would at the end Bank and the Commonwealth Banks into pened, judging from the form of the idea is that the Hongkong list of sul of 21 years, in addition to the Crown the scheme, the iden being that the State champions yesterday. We might possibly scribers will contais, as many names a Kent and Rates received in the mean-institution adrese two-thirds and the have had new Doulles champions "for the possible. It is thought that this will time get half the value of the im-Fodernl institution the balance to make annuing year";
please the Royal President more than proved site with its building ол up the 90 por cent. This means (1) that ; The soft unture of the" ground was anything else. The subscription st is it. The esse would have an In- a person requiring a home would have toaletrimental to a fost game, and the ball not to be closed until the end of the ternut in keeping the building infind an equity of redemption in land and was rather slow in rising. There was month, when it is hoped that a sum of good repair to insure that his half of capital equal to £200 or £300, and (2). not a great deal of base line play money worthy of the Colony and ita. the developed property would repay him the first and second mortgage, charges throughout the match, both couples position in the British Empire will be for what he has spent on building on would become an irksome burden on the working up to the net on every conceiv-sent off to the headquarters of the Lengus the undeveloped land. He would further applicant for the loan, which would in able occasion. In the fourth art all four in London, be able to obtain the 75 years' lesse for every case never be more than £000 even players lay well back, and towards the Ii, unilerstood that the present from half the sum anyone else would have to though the house cost £1,500.
end of the set there was some hard the Overseas League will be in the form pay for it.
The rent charged would
forehand driving. The volleying what of a cacque, and that His Royal High payments is another deterrent factor, as naturally be less than that which he they would extend over 30 to 35 years and there was of it--was rather ragged and would have had to charge if his capital in many cases be not less than fe per did not develop into spectacular play, as expenditure had been doubled,
manth, exclusive of rates and taxes.
is usual when such tactics are adopted. I have suggested a mile (which means
The cost of labour and material will The Chiuse players made the most of two mika if both sides of the road are ever remain high so long is rents are the side lines though Ng's place shots! included) for the experiment. If there high, and the only way to encourage across the court went wide. There was are many applicants the area tolested building operations is for both then little killing" and, it was mest could be proportionately extended: Federal and State Governments to reduce effectively done by Wei Wing Lok. have suggested. also, that the building taxation. I am afraid that it will be is very sure with his "kill" stroke and Jots should be of the size suitable for many years before this enn be done, as showed that he could take the ball on Chinese tenant houses; but, of course, the Federal Income tax' is, ipo, facty, an the run with great certainty. Baworth's the "sanie experiment can be tried in war precautions measure to meet interest service was good throughout the match, different localities for different classes of and redemption of nearly £300,000,000 of and he scored many points with his first dwellings, such as the four or vloent war loans.
ball, Weil's service was also good, and he could generally be relied upon ia taka gaines on his service. Dods deserves the most praise of the four players. He played a very. consistent game and the Chinese players found hit hard to heat.
The re-
roomed villa type, the Chinese mer. While the municipal tax on the unim- chant's family house type, or the block of proved capital value of land has cer-
flats typeYours faithfully,
FIFTY-FIFTY.
tainly had the effect of bringing large areas of idle lands into use, the heavy
Federal and State Income-taxer has
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILE PRESS."]
caused the price of land to acroplane, Sta-As a visiting journalist I have because the holder is anxious to get back during the past few days, been interest. Some of the outlay he has been subjected ed in the discussions on the Housing to sines he has not been able question, including the comments in the direction that the tax on the un- your lending article in, to-day's issue. improved capital value intended he As you say, the problem has been an
should.
use it in
He
He
got nearly everything back, his
ness will probably devide, the minjar portića of this wedding gift from British subjects all the world over to soma deserving benevolent cause,
THE WEST RIVER
**MOORHEN" ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN FIRED ON.
H.M.S
A number of West River steamers
way up river were gunbout Woochen This was in the
trying to make the turard by back H.M. on Tuesday night. vicinity of Shishing, and among the boats which, received the order were the
Ta Ving and the 3.5. Ko Chow The Hourken signalled that she could offer them protection if they pro-
West River rumour has it that the
ceived no report on the 'matter.
ground shots and driving across ceeded any farther.
the court being quite effective, whilst his place shots time and again had Ng Sze Moorhen herself has been engaged with
soldiery round about the Shiubing dis Kwong guessing.
The match opened with Ng Sze Kwongtrict. Shots are said to have been fired serving a double fault. Dods and on her decks, making it imperative for Up to yesterday after- Raworth secured the first game and they her to reply. ñante one all the world over since the I do not know what the basis of kept the lead on the alternate game, to noon the local Naval authorities had re- war, and while it may have been severe taxation in Hongkong in, but the factors the end of the seventh sc, 4-3
They in Hongkong it has been severer in named above are the ones that contribute
secured the next two games which gave Australia. The contributing factors are to house shortage in Australia. In Aus- greater, primarily because there are two tralia the increase in population outside them the set, 6-3 This set was taxing authorities with, maws ready to the birth-rate (which is below normal) is oorly contested throughout, all four grab the major portion of any profits very small, and it has been suggested players putting up an indifferent game. that the solution of the housing problem The English players only seared one! that capital is entitled to." In New can only be overcome by encouraging im
game in the second eet, the Chinesa i South Wales the majority of civic bodies migration from other parts of the
giving brief spells of really good tennis. British Empire, and by this means re hase their taxation on the animproved ducing the Federal and State taxation Ng placed well, with hard drives botworn In the Mixed Doubles, the two seni. capitul value of land, which is equitable per capita, hat, unfortunately, past the players, whilst Wei's exhibition at final games were played off. They re- daasmuch as no person can reasonably events go to show that an increase in the cet was perhaps the best bit of play sulted in wins for Mr. and Mrs C..
portionate increase in Government ex-
Some of the vessels turned back aro but laying up at Shamshui in the hope that 3 day or so they will be able to pro-
ceed on their way.
OTTIER MATCHES-
hold land for speculative 'purposes; but population has meant more than a proof the match. They took the first three stark and G. W. Sewell and Miss H. the Federal and State Governments peditare, and it is this factor that will gaines with case, Dods and Raworth Irving. These two couples will meet in impose a drastic Income tax which have to be overcome before the Bousing took the fourth, and the next three went the final round which is to be played frightens capital out of the taarket. problem in Australia can be solved.- to their opponents, 6-1.,
Yours faithfully,
on the stand court to-day, weather per-
White a Fair Rents court is all right)
ERNEST G. WISE.
Hongkong, April 26th, 1923.
in theory, in practice it is found to King Edward Hotel, bencât people whom it was never intend red, to benefit For instance, houses that!
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'TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
The third set again saw the Chinese T forging ahead and at the end of the The detailed results of the nemi-finals fourth game they had the lead of three were C. C. Stark and Mrs, Stark (†15/2). games, 34. Then Haworth secured a boat E. Grimble and Mrs. Grimblo were built twenty or thirty years ago,
game on his service As in the second (r.), 4, 6-4; 0. W. Sewell and Miss when labour and material were 3 UNION CHURCH PASTORATE set, the Chinese took the next three Irving (115) heat A. D, Ball and Mr.
Bevan (1/6), 6-4, 02. per cent. less than they are today, A well attended meeting of sentho'dera games, which gave them the set, 62.
One of the semi-finals of the Handicap Jandlords raised rents in an cutrageous of Union Church was held last evening The last set at the commencement Doubles was also played off which result manner, and, when a protest was made, to consider the situation arising from the looked as if it would be as easy walked in R. M. Henderson and A. Brearley
fact that the term for which tho Rev. J. rushed to the Court and claimed that Kirk Macaachie returned to the
over for Ng and Wei. They took the (1/6) beating F. A. Redmond and M. these rents be fixed on the basis of rato affer furlough expires carly next first three games Then the Singles H. Roffey (-7/6), 7-5, 6-2. capital cast at the present time less a year. Mr. G. M. Shaw presided. Aro Champion fell away badly. Dods and
solution, proposed by Mr. A. S. D. Baworth crept up and made the score The only two competitions to hè com- small annual depreciation, so that in any Cousland and exconded by Mr. P. Plage, three ill. They fought hard for the ploted in connection with the tournament pass the gross earning profit should not the oldest matholder of Union Church lead and got it, taking the core to 4-3, Doubles Efforts are being made to cum- are The Open Bingles' and 'the Open" was carried unanimously: that Mr. exceed 0 per cent. It was al right for aconchic he invited to continue in the 54, in their favour. Their opponente plote the Handicap Doubles, the Mixed the owner of a house built in pre-war pastorate for a further term. In pro were not playing at all well, but managed Doublew and the Handicap Singles "B" days, because be, in many instances, re posing the resolution, Mr. Cousland to make it five games all and after six to-day in order that the trophies may be cerved upwards of 15 per cent, an his spoke of the quality and spiritual power all had been called they took the last two prize distribution which is to take presented to the respective winners at the capital outlay, whereas the man who of Mr. Maconachio's work in the pulpit. builds at the present time is limited to a pactor, and through the agency of games, the last game of the match being a grosa 8 per cent, return, out of which the Frees. He also expressed the hope fought out to several deuore, he has to pay Federal and State Incomo that their minister would remain in taxes, Land tax (Federal) if the land Hongkong long enough to see the fulf
he holds is worth in the aggregats £6,000 (and land is dear), and municipal taxa
B+B
miest of his dream of a brátch Church at Kowloon
The detailed result was: 3-6, 6-1, 6-2,
(Continued at foot of next colums.)
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