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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ANNUAL MEETING OF K. R. A
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,
anticipated requirements of the Peninsula receive the attention and provision they deserve,
beg to move the adoption of the
KOWLOON'S PROGRESS. assumption, but it is worthy of special note that the Sanitary Board communicated with your cleansing, of servants quarters in Committoe before instituting the Without further delay, I now
Kowloon; the Police Department Reports and Statement of Ac The annual meeting of the submitted proposed rules for the counts for the your odding on Dow Kowloon Residents Association Children's Playground before they comber 31st, 1026. (Applauso). was held in St. Andrew's Church were unacted; the Colonial Secre- Mr. W. S. Balloy, seconding tho ̈ Hall, Kowloon, last evening.... tary forwarded plans for the ex- | adoption of the report and ac- The meeting, was well attended tension and re-arrangement of counts, said when they looked at considering the fact that may the Cemeteries in Kowloon and the report for the year they must were away attending the practice asked if the Association concurred, all feel very proud Indeed of the parade of the Hongkong Volunteer The "Star" Ferry Company Ike- Association and of the excellent Defence Corps. There were be-wise sent to us a sketch of their work it. had done in the interests tween 40 and 50 present. The proposed, re-arrangement of the of the residents of Kowloon, No- proceedings were conducted by the Hongkong wharf for our appro- thing could be better. The report Rev. J. Horace Johnston, who yal, and the final plan was the pro- was probably the best issued by the was supported by Mr. T. W.Staplb. duct of co-operative offort. And Association. In addition to the ton (acting Hon. Becrotary) and we believe that the other Com-laudable results achieved, the re- | Mr. J. M. Alves (Hon. Treasurer). panics are coming to realize that port showed they were in a our position is not antagonistic stronger financial position. Mr. The President's Review.
but sympathetic and our alm not Bailey referred particularly to the Reviewing the year's work of the to injure their reputation by ad-scheme of Mr. F. J. Easterbrook Association, the President said: verse criticism bor minimize their for improving the traffic systems at The primary object of the anual profits by extravagant demands, Marsellaise, the French national the Star Ferry approach. The. meeting of the Association is to but rather by helping them to anthem and war song, took, he be aubmit to you a report of all the increase the utility of their ser lieved, twenty minutes to compose, General Committee has done in vices, to guld them to greater whilst Mr. Easterbrook's scheme your name since their election this popularity and success.
"was born in half an hour, They time last year. In accordance It is for this reason that we mud had a record year- und Mr. with the rules of the Association, find officers of public utility com-Bailey appealed to all residents of the Committee's Report and State-panies willing to serve on the Com- the Peninsuls to join the Associn- ment of Accounts have been print-mittee of the Association, and able tion in order that they might make ed and circulated beforehand to do so without embarrassment this year even better than last. among the members, and may now either to themselves or the Com- (Applauso), be taken as read. It la my priv{, "| mitler.. Jege to move their adoption, and, in so doing, I should like to make a few general remarks on, the ac- At this point. I should like to tivities of the past twelve months. advert to an item of business done As the concrete facts are before by your Committee so recently you and constitute a volume of that it is not recorded in the Re- considerable 'bulk, let me leave port. When the China Light and them to speak for themselves and Power Co. undertook to carry rather attempt to describe the through the change of the supply spirit that has; animated the Com- pressure of electrical current mittee in its work. Your Com-without any expense whatever to mitter recognised that they fell the consumers," we questioned heir to very honourable tradi-how this undertaking could be tions, which it was their duty to fulfilled if the present cost per maintain, and they trust that the unit were maintained, and elicited reputation of the Kowloon Real-the announcement that it is the dents' Association has in no way intention of the Company to lower suffered during the period under the present, turit to compensate review. If the general sentiment for the increase in the relative coat- of the public is accurately reflect of candle-power. The amount of
These Tablets are guaranteed to ed in the local Press, we have good reduction has not been announced' reason to believe that the K.R.A. but the whole Lone of the Com- contain no opiates nor any polson- enjoys to marked extent the pany's letter indicates that ourous ingredient, and will be found goodwill of the community. It inquiry was taken in good part an ideal remedy for those dia- is gratifying to read in a weekly and gives us hope that we shall be orders of infancy and early child- publication these opening words able to arrive at an adjustment hood arising from derangement of the leading article:"Of the which will be equitable not only of the stomach and the intestinal immense value to the community in theory but in practice.
tract, such as indigestion, con- and the Government much could It goes without saying that the stipation, colic, vomiting, diar- be written in regard to the Kow-efforts of the Committee havo not rhoea. They quickly allay teeth- loon Residents' Association. been uniformly successful., The There is not a topic of local in-appeut for the continuance of the calm, restful, health-giving sleep.
ing pains, quiet the nerves, bring terest that it does not tackle. Rents Ordinance failed. The There is not a grievance that it high rents in Kowloon remain a
Of chemists everywhere, or 60 does not investigate. There is most serious problem and
-cents the vial, post free, from The not a complaint that it does not which calls for oarnest considera- Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60, probe."
tion and wisest statesmenship. Kiangae Road, Shanghai,
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made this announcement:-
Electric Supply.
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The Rents Ordinance was essen- tially a temporary expedient to
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It has certainly been our on-meet a special emergency, and it deavour to maintain the attitude is the duty of those who enact a which has been adopted by the temporary measure to terminate Association since the time of its its operation at the earliest con- Inauguration, namely, the attitude venient opportunity. In the of willing co-operation. It would opinion of the Government, as also appear that H. E. the present of a good many of the members Governor, is prepared to follow the of the Committee, a more oppor- policy of his predecessor, who, tune moment for removing the re- when he landed in the Colony strictions could hardly be hoped for than that which presented it- "I have been accustomed to self lust midsummer. It must be ask and to receive help and ad-remembered that to continue vice from any section of the temporary measure for an undue community whose knowledge of length of time is apt to interfere the matter in hand promised to with the ordinary principles of be of use to the Colony, and I
"justice. shall continue that practice and, In reliance on your promise seek co-operation in any quarter where it will be of service to the public interest." Knowing that the Government desires to serve the public Interest and assuming that this also is the desire of the various companies that cater for the public needs our aim is to put at the disposal level." We should bear in mind of the Government and the public the fact that, while it takes, a utility companies, whatever local- Knowledge and experience the very slight economic pressure to Committee
produce an immediate rise in cost may collectively possess or be in a position to ac-obstinately slow.
of living, the sinking process 38 quire. We do not exist merely to harass the Government with com- were undoubtedly rejected because Some other suggestions of ours plaints or vexatious demands, but the Government is trying to re- to indicate fairly and reasonably duce expenditure just now to the wherein and whereby they may minimum. Here again it is im in our judgment more effectively serve the public interest.
No Adverse Criticism. Some might suppose that we were acting upon a rather Utopian
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Fair Rents Board. The reply of the Government of a Fair Rents Board may have to the request for the institution
residents, but it must not be been a disappointment to many thought that the question is closed, The Government "considers that
time must be given to allow rents to find their
proper .economic
possible not to sympathize with the motives. All that we can do is to look ahead, study carefully. the needs of Kowloon and seo that the Government estimates the
There being no questions, the report and accounts were then put to the meeting and were unanim ously adopted.
The President,
The President explafhed that it had been announced in one of the Association's communiques to the
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