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WHO'S for the OPEN
SPACES?
HAT a great relief It
W
is to be naked to write about орев spaces, parks, play- ing flelds, children and young people.
Was out Not long ago I at St. Neots nursing the "Quads." who, with their ne open eyes, looked at me, so tunnily, when in a croaking kind of monotone I tried to chant "Jack and Jill" and "There was an old woman who
ved in a shoe."
An I looked at the three boys and the girlie, Ann, the thought flashed through my mind: Fancy
ese little darlings, who have cost so much love, care and skilled altention to rear, being choked by polson Rus," but I couldn't and wouldn't believe 1 possible, no I enjoyed myself looking at them being fed, and making belleve to help at the job of holding the nottle.
One truth always remains with me, It is that babies bring loye with them.
30 when I looked round the building, saw how nicely 11 is equipped, and into the big "Bun Parlour," and out in the garden. walked on the lovely thick inwn. my mind came home, and then. I of remembered the thousanda young people, babies and boya and girls, who need much more space to play In, and much mare of God's awn fresh air and sunshine to live in.
We have the nest stretch of parks and open spreds to be found anywhere in the world in our Metropolis.
We are also surrounded by enm- muns and forests, especially our Kreat East End Epping Forest, but we don't make half enough use of them.
The L.C.C. Labour majority is doing a great deal to bring more Amenities for children and grown- ups, swimming poots for both sexus--one of the biggest is in dear nid Victoria Park, greatest of East London's open uprCCS, Our children. though,
need playgrounds nearer thele homes:
- To-day's Thought- THERE is no duly no so much
underrate as the duty of being happy.
-R. L. STEVENSON,
the lie ones, especially, find it as
heavy drug walking for half an hour or more to a park or open space.
This sort of thing is especially trying for the boy or girl sent off with two or three younger ones for a half or whole day.
Sometimes have wished to be chlof of a "National Housing De- partment" with money on freely for for this Klven
purpose as "armaments."
I would gather round me young artists, architects and others, and bulld Ane houses for people lo live in. build them with big central open spaces for children's playgrounds: with playing halls for use in bad weather, and nice fine nursery schools, and in each a minhbouring Guest House,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER
活
22,
1935.
THIS IS LONDON I-"The Metropolis has the finest stretch of Parks in the world:"
and material things, and that true religion means development of body, sout and spirit.
We must, however, have many more playing fields for our young The young
You who are young will, I hope, men and maidens.
SIGNPOSTS TO PROGRESS (1)
by George Lansbury
do this, and much more, for your children.
You will do it, I believe, because you will be wiser in your generation than mine has been.
When you are older, and have power, you must bulid in all your parks fine large Summer and Winter Palaces, as palatial and beautiful as those built in days Kone by for the picasure of the few. Don't listen to the miserable croakers who say such buildings spoil a park.
Peter the Great called to his assistance splendid architects and artists to create Peterhof Park and Palace on the banks of the Lenin- grad River,
It is now open, and used by the masses. The building is a fine set- ting in a lovely park.
Recently I saw Chatsworth in Derbyshire. That great Palace does not disßgure, it adorns the beautiful countryside; so docs Haddon Hall.
We want music, drama, dancing, In our parks, and we want these in fine weather and bad weather, and will get them when we realise that life is more than bread and butter
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people in all lands are discovering that sub. nd wind and rain are not evils, and that our flesh and bone and skin were never intended to be so smothered up with clothes that neither sun, wind, nor rain ever gets near us.
Before my leg was broken 1 always enjoyed walking in the teeth of a strong wind, and often Ju face of snow and rain.
I think there is just a danger that bikes, molors of all descrip- of our tlons may tempt rome
young prople to forget that we are made up of body, soul, and spirit and while here on earth our bodies A friend of are most important. mit
once wrote:
"Keep your body strony and healthy, keep your mid balk bright and clear,
Ne a freeman and a Christian, Trust in God, and have no fear,"
This means, of course, we must create healthy bodies In order that our minds may be healthy. We cannot develop sports as we should do unless the nation provides the facilities. The chief requirements are playgrounds, parks and open spares, where all may gather for rest and recreation, amusement and sport.
The Olympic Games are a no Institution: not of much use. though, unless the many millions of young people possess the means for developing their bodies through themselves enjoying the happ!- aess of sport and games for their own sake.
Sport which enables us to vie with each other in any game which endurance, and requires akili, strengths must be good for any of
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It is not my wish to belittle these who follow sport professionally, We shall always have among us those who excel in particular fields: they are important in their place.
I must say, however, that much as I admire seeing West Ham, Millwall, or the Spurs play foot- ball my heart rejoices very much more when I see great playing felds covered with ordinary people playing cricket, football, tennis, running. Jumping, etc.'
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We want health for health's sake, and our minds active, alert. and intelligent, becauxe We are useful to ourscives, and own minds and happy in our
we feel more companionable within our veins the flow of blood which gives us health and strength.
Our County Councils have great powers, 50 also have City and Town and other Councils, powers over health, recreation and educa-
tion. Great advance has been made during the past 50 years: all the advance has come because we have begun to understand the value of personality.
We now know that a Nation is -democratic and strong in all that democracy means if within that Nation boys and girls, and men and women, are all equal before the law, and all of them have an equal opportunity for sell-develop- ment.
We are a long way off our ulti- mate goal, but every step we take to give our tiny children more sun- shine and our boys and girls and young people greater opportunities of worshipping God in sight of nature, the nearer will come the time when wars will cease,
Would you prefer the extension of Open Spaces to mare Hospitals, botter Schools, or many of the other essential public sorvicos? Those are the vital questions raised by this series of articles.
ROUNDABOUT
by The Showman:
people ́ELL - MEANING
have asserted that the
bad cold from which Miss Greta Garbo la suffering-officially -is not a cold at all. They say it nerves," caused by her effort
is
to be "just another girl" and drop her famous reserve.
I suppose they thought a cold was 100 vulgar for Miss Garbo.
If she
scribed as "offensive," shall leave their works
"Speaking for myself," he said, "rider and bike should be in complete harmony." A
Then he tossed a bottle, two empty sardine tins, and the mouldy remains of some sandwiches over the ratings into a public garden: and rode off.
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teachers, we will have a "melioni- boy's howler.
must be ill, it must be a divine illnessNCE in a way, as a treat for the I mean, a goddess might well come over queer from having to talk and laugh and cat like ordinary girls.
But I do not thank them faz.their oficial interference: I prefer the version To me, there is arthing inspiring in the idea of Miss Garbo
. aneezing her head off, something that makes me smile bravely and carry on. If she can have a cold, there bust be a hubble subthig very beautiful d way) about my own.
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