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LAST NIGHT'S ANNUAL MEETING.
RETIRING PRESIDENTS REVIEW OF THE
YEAR'S ACTIVITIES,
THE VALUE OF THE ASSOCIATION" TO. PENINSULA RESIDENTS.
The 7th annual general meeting of the Kowloon Residents Association was held last evening at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon. There was a fair attendance, and the retiring President (the Rev. J. Horace Johnston) was in the chair, supported by Mr. F. W. Stapleton (Hon. Secretary) and Mr. J. M. Alves (Hon. Treasurer).
An interesting review of the past year's activities of the Association was given by the retiring President, and both he and ather speakers emphasised the value of the Association in looking after the welfare of all Kowloon residents The year had been a record one as regards work done, while the financial position was also strong. The meeting elected Mr. W. J. Stokes as the new President, and Mr. B. Wylie as Vice-President; while retiring officers were warmly thanked for their services. The retiring President in his review of the activities of the past year said: In accordance with the rules of the Association, the Com- mittee's report and statement of accounts have been printed and circulated beforehand among the members. It is my privilege to move their adoption.
Willing Co-Operation. Your Committee recognised that heir to very honourable traditions, and they trust that the reputation of the Kowloon He sidents' Association has in no way saffered during the period under review. If the general sentiment of the public is accurately reflected in the local press, we have good reason. to believe that the K.E.A. enjoys to a marked exten; the good-will of the Community.
It has certainly been our en- deavour to maintain the attitude which has been adopted by the Association since the time of its inauguration, namely, the attitude of willing co-operation. It would appear that E.E., the present Gor- ernor, is prepared to follow the policy of his predecessor, who, when he landed in the Colony made this announcement:-
amount of reduction has not been announced but the whole tone of the Company's letter indicates that our inquiry was taken in good part and gives as hope that we shall be able to arrive at an adjustment which will be equitable not only in theory but in practice.
Mr. Stokes was elected President of the Association by a unanimoua vote, and amid applause.
„The Vice-President,
The newly elected President moved thas Mr. B. Wylie, who was attend- ing a Volunteer Parade, be elected Vice President Mr. Wylie was the President of the Association two years ago, had been their repre sentative on the Education Board and took a very deep interest in the Association.
Mr. ALVES seconded, and Mr. Wylie was unanimously elected.
Other Omcars.
On the proposition of Mr. BAILEY, seconded by F. ILDEFONSO, Mr. J. M. Alves was unanimously re-elect ed as Hon. Treasurer.
The CHAIEMAN commented that the finances had increased under the able management of Mr. Alves.
On the proposition of Mr. SToxxs, seconded by Mr. J. M. NORONHA Mr. F. W. Stapleton was re-elected Hon. Secretary it being intimated that he was willing to carry on the office temporarily.
The committee of 17 members in all were elected as under The Rev. Father Spada and Messrs. B. W. Tate, F. H. Crapnell, E. Abraham. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, J. Noronha, A. W. Eastmanı F. Easterbrook (old members re-elect- cd), and Messrs. W. S. Bailey, F C. Mow Fang, J. M. Wong, J. H. Hunt, J. H. Donnithorne, D. F. warren, T. Arnott, C. M. Manners and E. Cock (elected as new mem- bers).
New President's Address.
Mr. Stoxes in thanking the mem- bers for electing him as President snid: As I have to follow not one but a line of good men I approach the task with very real diffidence.. I can only assure you that I shall use every endeavour to justify your choice. This Association has valuable "work for Kowloon, and there is still more valuable work for it to do. It has made no ex- but it has orbitant demands, endeavoured to sift matters to the bottom before making suggestions, and as a consequence there are few of its recommendations which have been ignored or neglected.
It goes without saying that the efforts of the Committee have not been uniformly successful. The appeal for the continuance of the Rents Ordinance failed. The high rents in Kowloon remain a most serious problem. The Rents Ordi. nance was essentially a temporary expedient to meet a special emer gency and it is the duty of those who enact a temporary measure to terminate its operation at the ear- liest convenient opportunity. In the opinion of the Government as also of a good many of the
What I would specially like to members of the Committee, a more opportune moment for removing the sny is that we want more members. restrictions could hardly be hoped Not for the sake of their subscrip- for than that which presented itself tions, but to enable your Committee It must be reto feel that it has a representative laat midsummer. membered that to continue a tem undue length porary measure for of time is apt to interfere with the ordinary principles of justice.
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The reply of the Government to I have been accustomed to ask the request for the institution of a and to receive help and advice Fair Rents Board may have been from any section of the cot disappointment to many residents loan better than it was. munity whose knowledge of the
matter in hand promised to be but it must not be thought that of use to the Colony, and I shall the question is closed. The Govern continue that practice and in re-at "considers that time must be given to allow rents to find their liance on your promise seek co- operation in any quarter, where proper economic level." it will be of service to the public
interest."
Like the Marsellaise,
Benefit to All.
There is one other point with regard to membership which I think
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TYPHOID CASE..
WILL EUROPEAN CASES
·DEVELOP INTO EPIDEMIC.
MR. BRAGA'S QUESTION TO
M.O.E.
SUPERVISION OF CHINESE MARKET PRODUCE.
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SLAVES!
NEW TERRITORY CASE TO BE RE-HEARD.
An application for a ro-hearing was made by Mr. M. K. Lo yester day before Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, of the case in which Chinese was sent to gaol for three months without the option of fine last week.
The man, it will be recalled, was charged with preparing opiam in. the New Territories.
worth mentioning. We sub- mit tha; no matter where you live Some other suggestions of ours or where you are employed, the im- were undoubtedly rejected because provements we have been able to the Government is trying to reduce bring about have been a benefit to
In view of the recent death of Rendering Public Service..
expenditure to the minimum. Here all and we deprecate as unreason Mr. G. W. Aveneli, D.C.M.- the
Alluding to a statement by the Knowing that the Government again it is impossible not to sym- able the idea that those whose quar- Government Hospital from typhoid desires to serve the public interest pathize with the motive. All thatters are provided by their employers and assuining that this also is the we can do is to look ahead, study have no need to join the Associa reported at the time), Mr. J. P. defendant, Mr. Lo said it would Braga will put four important ques appear extraordinary to the non- desire of the various Companies carefully the needs of Kowloon and tion. We invite them to consider tions at this afternoon's meeting of technical expert that the Cours the Government what their quarters would be with the Sanitary Board.
should be asked to believe that one that cater for the public needs, our see that io
The Medical Officer of Health will form of this preparation was con- aim is to put at the disposal of the estimates the anticipated require aut improvements in ferries, ferry Government and the public utility ments of the Peninsula receive approaches, roads and traffic, strect be asked to state whether there is #idered to have a curative effect for cases among habitual smakers, but such, at any Companies whatever local know the attention and provision they lighting and postal facilities, to say ledge and experience the Committee deserve.
nothing of the Kowloon Hospital, any danger of the may collectively possess or may be I now beg to move the adoption all of which in their turn engage European residents taking the form rate, was the defendant's belief in a position to acquire. We do of the report and statement of ac- the close attention and activities of of an incipient epidemic, and if the Regardless of the merits of the case, the Association. I therefore put it source of the infection has been Mr. Lo's present application, how- not exist merely to harass the counts for the year ending on
to all present to-night if you are not traced. The President of the Board ever, was for a reconsideration of Government with complaints or December 31st, 1920. (Applause.)
already members join at once, and will also be asked to issue instruc- the sentence imposed. rexatious demands but to indicate
if you are members make your tions and arrange for frequent visits as fairly and reasonably as possible wherein and whereby they may in Mr. W. S. BAILEY, in the absence friends aware of our activities and of inspection to certain Chinese our judgment more effectively serve of Mr. D. F. Warren, seconded the the work we are trying to do. market gardens on the outskirts of Old Kowloon, and the supervision adoption of the report and ac (Applause.) the public interest...
of the supply of vegetables, etc. counts. He thought no one present
The questions, Co-Operation With Others.
could look at the report, without Proposing a vote of thanks to all Some might suppose that we were feeling proud of the Association outgoing officers, and Committee of Pursuant to notice, Mr. Braga will the acting upon a rather Utopian as and the work of the members of the Association, Mr. J. H. Hunt submit his four questions in sumption, "but it is worthy of behalf of Kowloon. special note that the Sanitary Mr. Bailey went on to praise the said for many causes it was dificult following terms:--
cultivate a strong civic spirit". With reference to the fatal Board communicated with your plan in the report which had been
European (British) case of Committee before instituting the prepared by Mr. Easterbrook. The in Kowloon. In the Y.M.C.A. they
typhoid, reported in the local} cleansing of servants' quarters in speaker remarked that he under had to create a Town Council of
newspapers of the 14th Febru- Kowloon; the Police Department stood that it resembled the Mar. Mudford-On-Sea in order to do it.
It was difficult to get men especially ary, and to other cases (also submitted proposed rules for the sellaise, in that the Marsellaise was
European), now happily coa- THE DEVIL'S CIRCUS” AT Children's Playground before they written in about 20 minutes, and young men, to a business concern
valescing, and in order to allay were enacted; the Colonial Secre this plan was prepared in a half like this. This Association was a
public apprehension, will the tary forwarded plans for the exten- an hour. This was a record like very real thing, and personally he
Medical Officer of Health please sion and re-arrangement of the the report. It was a record year was grateful to have a body of men
state whether, in his opinion, looking after his interests as they the Association altogether. had done. They did want in Kow cemeteries in Kowloon and asked if for the Association concurred. The (Applause.) "
of the transitory stay spite "Star Ferry Company likewise
of the majority of them, a civic sent to us a skeich of their proux
spirit. This was their home for the time at any rate and just to
the
The report and accounts were carried unanimously.
New President,
tax.
Joon, ia
Civil Spirit Feeded,
different angle to the officials.
1.
This motion was duly seconded, and carried amid unanimous ap-... plause.
re-arrangement of the Hong wharf for our approval and
The retiring President stated that criticise the P.W.D. and the Gov. final plan was the product of co-
was not good enough. operative effort. And we believe it had been announced in one offerament that the other Companies are com-the Association's communiqués to They should all stand by to help, ing to realize that our position is the local press that the Committee because they saw things from a
antagonistic but sympathetic, of the Association had decided to and our aim not to injure their ro nominate Dr. J. C. McGown, s putation by adverse criticism, nor this year's President, and a very minimize their profits by extrava popular appointment it would have
The Rev. G. E. Lindsay. gant demands, but rather, by help been. Dr. McGown, however, was ing them to increase the utility of learing the Colony this.
Proposing a vote of thanks to the their services, to guide them to earlier than he expected to, and was Rev. G. E. Lindsay, who is shortly leaving the Colony, Mr. J. M. popularity and success. greater
Dr. J. C. McGowy proposed Mr. Alves said Mr. Lindsay had been W. J. Stokes as the new President kind enough to allow them to use and in doing so said that Mr. his home for their meetings once a Stokes was an old resident of Kow-month, often interrupting his work loon and certainly had the
It is for this reason, that we find of public utility Companies officers willing to serve on the Committee of the Association, and able to do so without embarrassment either to themselves or the Committee.
A Recent Effort,
unable to accept office.
year
the community at heart. good of ta do zo.
WILL
Retiring President,
Mr. Stakes sedonded and said; a keen, worker, on the committee. they were all very grateful for Mr. He was sure that the member'could Lindsay's courtesy and kindness, At this point I should like to not find a better man. He (himself) The vote of thanks was carried advert to an item of business done was sorry he would be unable to unanimously, amid applause, by your Committee so recently that take any active part in the doings it is not recorded in the report,cf the Association this year as he When the Chinn Light and Power was going a proposition, the say proposed a vote of thanks to Responding, the Rev. G. R. Lind- undertook.. to carry through the Beconding the change of the "supply pressure of Rev. G. R. Lindsay echoed the sen- the Rev. J. Horace Johnston, the electrical current! without any ex-timents of Dr. McGown. No mem- retiring President. He said Mr. pense whatever to the consumers," ber, he said. had served the com Johnston had always given them
that we questioned bow this undertaking mittee of the Association better wonderful lead in every matter could be fulfilled if the present cost than had Mr Stakes. He (Mr. had come before them. His services per unit were maintained, and Stokes) had been on the Committee had been invaluable during the past elicited the announcement that it for six or seven years. He was year
Stokes seconded, and the Mr. The Rev. J. H. Johnston suitably responded, and the meeting closed.
is the intention of the Company to one of that type of man who always
HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS Co., Ltd. lower, the present tariff to com-socmed to be hard at work, and thanks was accorded with applause,
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pensate for the increase in the re- therefore was quite the man to fill lativé cost of candle-power. The the office. (Applause.)
i
ease?..
Mr. Lo went on to state that the premises raided by the police were used as a Club or meeting-place for villages from outlying districts in the New Territories, and were not in fact used as an opium divan.
His Worship replied that he was prepared to reopen the case and hear the evidence afresh, at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.
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CINEMA NEWS.
THE STAR.
bas
"The Devil's Circus" which is these cases, which have occur showing to-day and to-morrow at red among the European resi- the Star is not only a story of dents of Kowloon, may take the great dramatic power but form of an izcipient epidemic the additional attraction of having among the cast one hundred young of this malignant disease? Has the source of infection in women who have all won prizes in the cases mentioned in (1) been beauty competitions Hollywood is traced and, if so, what is it recoguised as the magnet which at If not, will the Medical Officer tracts beauties of all nationalities of Health be so kind as to ex- and here is the pick of this city plain, what, in his opinion, led of fair women. They appear sp to the disease bring contracted propriately in a harem scene in by the patient who unfortu which they parade before a Sultan, nately succumbed to the dia and the scene in its setting is one of the most gorgeous produced on the films. Norma Shearer and Kowloon Market Gardens..
Carmel Meyers are said to be the Owing to the recurrence of most lovely but every member of typhoid cases, and so as to the audience has the opportunity avert the danger of the dreaded to see them and judge which 'le- disease spreading in an epidemic serves the palm. The fact that form, will the President cause The Devil's Circus" is a Metro- instructions to be issued for the Goldwin-Mayer production vouches more frequent for its excellence. periodic and visits of Chinese market gar dena in the outskirts of Old Kowloon by officers of the Sani- tary Department with the oh ject of (a) better supervision being exercised over the supply of vegetables and other market produce cultivated with manure derived from human and animal sources and (b) controlling the use of offensive matter for mannrial purposes so as to re duce to a minimum the danger of disseminating communicable, diseases in the event of an out break thereof t
(Continued on next ealumni)}.:
iv.
In the hypothetical, though not improbable, case of the dis charges of a typhoid patient finding their way into the ces#• pool in Kowloon Tong (referred to in my questions on the 25th January last) and the liquid manure sprayed
the vege tables in cultivation in the dis trict, will the Medical Officer of Health please inform the Board whether such a source of infec tion would not be real menace to the health of the residente of Kowloon Tong!"
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