!
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND * EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON. INDIA, IRANIAN GULT, MAURITIUS, E. & S. AFRICA, AUSTILALABIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (Under Contract with HM, Government}
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamiera
+*SOMALI
RANPURA
RAWALPINDI †*BANGALORE
NALDERA CORFU + BHUTAN
CHITRAL *BEHAR
Cargo only
SANTHIA
TALMA SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
Tons From 'Kong about
6,000 10th July.
17,000) 23rd July 17,000 0th Aug.
0.000 13th Aug.
17,0001 20th Aug. 14,600 3rd Sept. 0,000 10th Sept.
17,000) 17th Sept. 0,000 24th Sept.
† Calls Casablanca
BRITISH INDIA APCAR 8,000 18th July.
10,000 30th July 8,000 13th Aug. H.000 27th Aug. 10,000 10th Sept.
Destination
M'neilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & London. B'bay, M'selles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London Marselites & London.
B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'dan, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Marecilles & London.
'bay, M'seilles, Havre, L'don. Bull, 'burg, R'dam & A'werp. All vessels may coll at Malta.
BAILINGS (SOUTH.)
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY,
Attempt To Find Solution To
H.K. Slum Problems
(Continued from Page 9.) that had mistakes been avoided, the operation expenses could have been dollar per month. The accounts also reduced by thirty per cent.. and, had show that despite mistakes due to it been possible to realise the optimum
other Ignorance, and
unexpected size of the Settlement the overheads items of expenditure from the sum of could have been reduced by fifty per that the Settle- $746.04 twelve familles have been cent. This means provided with decent accommodation ments could be operated with sub- for a period of five months, their sidy of afty cents per head per month. children educated, their health safe- 18. The approved statement of ac- guarded, and
little done to counts for the six months from No- amellorate their hard and joyless vember, 1937 to the end of May, 1030,
is reasonable to estimate oppended:
life. It
龠
FOUNDING EXPENSES ACCOUNT-1st Nov. 37 to 31st Dec. 37.
Debit,
JULY 9, 1938.
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capital................ $30,000.DU Issued and Fully Paid-up.... $20,000,000 Reserve Funds?
Sterling
****** £8,500,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000, 200 HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--- T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman.
Hon, Mr. J. J. Paterson. Deputy Chairman,
Г. П. Малист, Кла. G. Miskin, Esq.
3. IC. Bousfeld, Esq. A. H. Compton, Eag Hon. Mr. B. II. Dodwell K. B. Marelson, Esq M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. A. L, Shields D. C. Edmondston, Esq. Acting Chief Mariager.
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
CALCUTTA
COLOMBO
Credit.
Rent Nov, and Dec. 37
$140,00
Construction of Cubicles
100.00
Electricity Deposit
10.00
Wiring, etc.
10.00
AMOT
Rocka, ledboards, Utensila
Expenses
64.00
DOMBAY
Balance to Capital A/C.
$374,86
$174.00
Tenant's
Reats
OPERATION ACCOUNT—IR 39, 38 in 3ive May.38.
Expenditure, Income.
$177.20
CANTON CHILVOU
Stent 4 Flats
$200,00
DAIREN
Rent Common Room and School
70.00
School Expennen
9,72
Warden's Wagen
50.00
Sapitation
14.10
Electric Light
23.40
HARBIN
Cleaning
1.00
317 83
Transport
2.00
ILOILO
POU
$405.08
495.00
JOKORE
KOBE
$ 17,01
25.00
4.30
6.73
$ 53.35
Port Swettenham. S'pore, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta,
Balance to Capital Ave
DO.
DO.
DO.
MITSCELLANEOUS
DU.
Debit,
B.3. Apear Line Steamers have execilent recommodation for ist & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTH)
EXPENSES ACCOUNT-JA Dec. 17 to 31st May 28,
Credit
Christmas Entertainment Burglary
Replacing Stolen Wire
DoorE
Heplacing Cubicle Curtain with
BRANCHES -----
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
15
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS HOTELS-
RAIEAZYS -- AXPRESS
BERTHING PLANS FOR 1939 ARE OPEN MAKÉ BOOKINGS EARLY—ło securo accommodation desired
TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
via Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama EMPRESS or JAPAN vin Honolulu EMPRESS OF ASIA. EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
.Noon, Fri.. July 22. .7.00 am, Fri, Aug. 5, ........Noon, Thurs,, Aug, £Bu 7.00 am, Fri., Sept. 2.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.PR. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Paolfo Atlantio sailings to European Ports.
MUAR (JOHORE)
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN-
PEIFING
RANGOON
SHANGHAI
.Fri, July, 15.
Tolophono
20752
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
7,0001 5th Aug.
7,000
2nd Sept.
7,000
1st Oct.
Madamee to Cupled Aze
3 53.35
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
CAPITAL
Debl
Subser igiflo365
Regular monthly sailings from Rikong to Bhangbai & Japon & Hong to Australia. Hong Kong to Sydney-ID days
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
4,800, 13th Juty
"BANGALORE RAWALPINDI
17,000 20th July
SIRDHANA
CORFU TANDA
Shanghal & Japan,
Shanghai & Japans
8,000 21st July. 14,000 4th Aug.
Shanghal & Kibe. Japan.
7,000
4th Aug
SHIRALA
8,000
4th Aug.
*BHUTAN
4,000
5th Aug
"BEHAR
6,000
14 Aug
Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and mitrjeet
16
Shanghai & Japan. Japma
Shupha & Japan.
| Shanghai & Japan
alteration withou!
notter. parcel+
measuring not more than $ c.ft, will be received nl the Company's Once up to noor on the day previous to sailing.
For Passego Rales, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply
Agenti
P. & O'ding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaught R.C.
NDL
·FAR EAST EXPRESS
PASSENGER &, FREIGHT SERVICES.
Date
From Hong Kong to
Venari
Ports
EUROPE
Potlan
Genoa, Botterdam, Bremen. Hem-
burg
July
24
Dotshal
Marsilica, Oran, R'dam. Hamburg.
Bremen
AUK 1
STRAITя & CEYLON
Paledom
Danku
Potsdam
Donau
S'pore, Penang.
Singapore, Belawan, Colanibo
Belawan.
Colombo July
Aut
24
4
Manila
July
24
Manila
Jaux. •
Dairen. Kobe. Osaka
Stanghal, Yokohama, Kobo
S'hal
Aug.
11
Taku, Yokohama.
July
27
|Aug.
11
MANILA
SHANGHAI & JAJAN Guebenau
SHANGHAI NORTH
CHINA & JAJAN
SOUTH BEA
ISLANDS
Neckar
Madang, Baltunnus, Tulagi, Rabau).
etc.
Friderum
Subject to Alteration without Notice.
For Passage and Freight apply to:
ACCOUNT-Isi Nov. 37 to 38 May 38
CONCLUSIONS
53.35
Credi1.
8749 DU
Balances from:-
Founding Expermes Aye
$374,90
Operation Aje.
$17.83
Mine Expenses Aze
Balance in hand
$749.00
;
$740,04 2.00
$749.00
can be
Srx manlis' experiment with Sorial in proved Hving conditions Settlements
provided within the economic con- pumampata 1 following;
puas of the poorer class of Chinese, vven after converting tenements
confusions
I A seteme. 7111 novossurity badly designed, if there is a willing- leziteal to that of Sortal Settle; ness to subsidise each person to the ments, but one based on similar ideas, extent of 50 cents per month. Social is practicable. However, to achieve Settlements has indicated that it this it is essential that the many necessary in the event of a similar mistakes connected with the running scheme in a much larger scale, that
to
FOOCHOW HAIPHONG |HAMBURG HANKOW
HONGKEW
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
PENANG
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATANI
SWATOW
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Car rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorier periods in Local and other currencies on terma which wil be quoted on application,
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong. 2nd May, 1830.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Dustness of the above Bank conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- h Bankng Corporation. Rules may be obtained an application.
FOR THE HONGKUNG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.
B, C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1933.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
incorporated by Royal Charter 1153 HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. 38 Nabopsgate E.C.1.
$3,000,000 Paid-up Capital .... Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund
................................... #3,000,000 MANCHESTER DRANCH: 71 Mastey St, Manchester. of Social Settlements be eliminated. the tenements should be constructer For example, the method of compute in such a way as to permit "Basic
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Waste the
Rent"
requires Rent" being economically applied. Alor Star Ipob amendment. it is economically an It has not been possible
1latio accomplish Amritsar sound, with teuements like those of this at Wai Ching Street owing to the Bank
Karachi Batavia
Klong Wai Ching Street to base the rent one unfortunate design of the tenements. Bombay
Koba dollar per head for so many square in ather
Kuala it has been im-Caloutta In other words, feet, particularly when providing ac-)
Canton with ac possible to adapt
any success
Cawnpore commodation for large families, us the plan of charging one dollar per Cebu this will always leave a wide margin hend for so many square feet per Colombo between income and running costs which must be met in the form person, as the cubicles could not be Delh
laid out to permit of this. However. Hamburg subsidy.
It would appear to be more tenuiments could be specially built for Hankow practicable it properly designed this purpose, and there is no doubt Harbin lenements are built and rent charged that the "Basic Rents" could be suc- to cover a certain percentage of the cessfully applied. running costs.
this. The
be
Saigon
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
Sitiawan
Sourabaya
Силтриг
Taiping
Kuching
Tientsin
Madrum
Tongkat
Manita
(Bhuket)
Medan
Tsingtao
Halphong
New York
Pelping
(Peking)
Hongkong
Penang Rangoon
Yokohama Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Bana- Ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixco Deposits received for one year or shorter periods nt rates which will be quoted application.
The Dank's Head Office in Londo undertakes Executor & Trustes bualnem and claims recovery of British Incom Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ancvetained at any of its Agencies &he Branches.
D. J. GILMORE,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 1st June, 1030.
Manager,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Union
Building
Canadian Pacific
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
Monthly Service to
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS
also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indies ports. Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.
M.S.
NEXT SAILING:--
"TAI YANG“
21st July
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong Bank Bldg. ཙྪིངྐརཱིསཔཊྛིཀསཙྪིཡནྣིམསྨིཾཨསཾརཱིཏཱཨརཱི ཨཏཱིཤེསཏཱིཡསདིསཏཱི ཨརཱིཡཏཏྠིསཨཏྠིསམརཱིཏཔདྡྷིསདྡྷིསཏྟིཔཊྛིཏསདིསདྡྷིབྷཱསདྡྷིཝདྡྷིཡསཏིཨཔྤཡསཱིས
OUR BRITISH
$3,000,000
1,800,000
1,050,000
18
1,247,030
DANKERS:
The Bank of England & Midland Dank, Ltd.
BRANCHES ¿
Ipah
Modran
New York
4.--Wai Ching Street tenants have 2. There has been a number of been subsidised to the extent of ap- weaknesses connected with the Social proximately one dollar per head per Settlements scheme which can be month, but the factors chiefly con- briefly enumerated as follows:-
tributing to this have already beer The type of tenement Wis not outlined, and many of them could be suitable for the idea behind Social climinated as a result of the ex- Settlements. One illustration will pertence gained from Social Settle-
could demonstrate
sponsors ments. Capital charges originally attempted to arrange the reduced and running costs could be cubicles so
that each cubicle was reduced by about 50 per cent. It is provided with
window, this factor belleved that If Government under- being regarded as essential to the look a big-scale Social Settlements object of giving healthier conditions. scheme, it could be conducted suc-
Head Office:-13, Gracechurch Btreet, The plan, however, could not be put cessfully with a subsidy of not more into fert owing to the design of the than 50 cents per person per month.
London, E.C.J. tenements. In attempting to carry
5. The children's kindergarten has Authorised Capito! Subscribed Capital out the iden, cubicles
were made
proved such a success, that it is felt Paid-up Capital either too large, or too small, and be to be a vitally necessary part of any Reserve Fund and Rest fore famfiles were prepared
red to rent
13 It them, it was found necessary to alter scheme such as Social Settlements.
It has obvious advantages. the partitions. This increased the
cheap to run, the overhead charges initial expenditure on the flats. It
In the was a mistake which need not be re being comparatively small.
ease of Social Settlements, voluntary peated in any scheme of this nature work on the part of the teachers has Bangkok
Another disadvantage is that the been
contribution. Important an optimum has never been realised. Should a similar scheme be
put For a satisfactory operation of such a effect on a big scale, it might be Deiht scheme, it is essential that more than found necessary to engage teachers, Galle charges of a warden's quarters and exorbitant charge, and it is well to schoolroom are not in proper pro- remember that greater number of portion to the income derived from children would be able to use the one!
two charges, schootroom which is now used by a the four flats. These however, would become economically very small number of children. sounder if they served ten flats, or
6. It is felt that the employment Furthermore, as has been painted of a warden is of considerable im- out in an earlier part of this report, portance, and in the case of Social the sponsors permitted families to Settlements it has shown itself to be In order to economise, take up residence who, in some cases, necessary.
the the warden might be given free ne- were not capable of paying "Basic Rent." While this may sug-commodation In return for part time: gest
that if families with better means services, as has been done recently had been admitted, it would have at Social Settlements.
into
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN Ave Bals be workert. The overhead out even this would not prove an
AGENTS
MELCHERS & CO.
Queen's Buildnig
Telephone 27772.
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., SHAMEEN, B.C.
ENY.K.
TELEPHONE 30291
INE
(† Cargo only)
SPECIAL CALL AT BOMBAY
8.8. "akozakł Maru"
...sailing July 16th.
en route to European ports
San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu
Chichibu Maru (from Kobe) 13th July Taluta Maru (from Kobe) 9th Aug.
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kobe)
Hikawa Maru
New York via Panama
Nagar..
Mon,, 18th July
26th July
South Ambrica (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama
Atago Maru (From Kobe) 23rd July Helyo Maru
London, Marsoillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam
Hokozuki Maru
Suwa Maru
Terukuni Maru
18th Aug.
10th July 30th July 12th Aug.
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marsellies.
Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports
Kitano Maru .................................. 23rd July ·
Kobe & Yokohama
Hakusan Maru (via Kluns. S'hal) 18th July Kamo Maru (Nagasaki Direct) 19th July Haruna Maru (Via S'hai) i-30th July - General Passenger Agante in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
even more.
defeated the original idea of provid- 7-The Wo) Ching Street Social ing unproved accommodation for
the
Settlement hus indicated the lines
Bombay Calcutta Colomba
Kuantan
Kandy Karachi Kola Bheru
Kunta Lipla
Penang Rangoon
Shorighei
Blmia
Hongkong Howrah
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Kuala Trendsaru
20
and
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Leens Currency, STERLING & US, tained on application. DOLLARS on terms that may be ascer
D. BENSON.
COUNT THE
poorer classes, this is not necessraily along which a large scale scheme "TELEGRAPHS”
true.
those It is obvious that even
could contribute towards solving families who do meet the "Basic Rent" requirements must be of the Hongkong's social problem. The es-
of this
sentials to its success are:-a. A grant poorer classes. Proof
Per Capita subsidy, b.-Emicient: furnished by the type of resident in supervision, and c.The institution Social Settlements, including those of schools. paying the full rentals. They are in most cases casual labourers, several
of them being wharf coollies. Their
average income la $20 per
month,
and,
in order to live, they cannot afford to pay more than the rentals charged by Social Settlements.
Another adverse
factor in the
the
charge
of Social Settlements is that budget of the sponsors are renters and not owners of the flats. Thus the normal profits from the flats required by the landlords must be met by sponsors, which form another part of the subsidy. If atmilar fints were administered by owners not looking for a preat, this important would be eliminated, bringing the scheme further within the bounds of practicability. In this connection, it should be pointed out that the owners of this property have not in- creased the rents since the sponsors of Social Settlements took over the flats gesture which has been
appreciated.
rently it cannot be claimed that
the sponsors have realised all of the avowed objects of Social Settlements, and though, the experiment has fal- len short of the hopefully anticipated Fasulle certain beneficial execia con bobbieved It has been shown that
THE
EVERYWHERE
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
"WAY DO
(with limited, but exceptionally good passenger accommodation)
HOMEWARDS. to:
Port Sudan, Port Said, Tripoll, Algiers, (Oran), Antwerp, Rollerdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg. Copenhagen, Gothenburg & Scandinavian poris..
MV. "NIPPc/. M.V. "NINGPU
walling about salling about..
OUTWARDS to: Yokohama, Kebe & Osaka.
· M.V. "NINGPO" M.V. "NAGARA"
PASSAGE FARES TO LONDON OR ANTWERP. ALV, "NIPPON", M.V. "NINGPO"--1st Class ... Cabla de Luxe
Agents:
Other vessels
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
· Hongkong.
Phoria! 30909.
.28th July. 27th Aug.
17th July. 15th Aug.
£58.10.0 £84.0.0.
£53
G..E. HUFGÈN.
Canton. Phone: 11495.
ACROSS
33
1 The gunman's wage (10). B A restful thing to think of in u
dominion (4),
10 Has the Alm company been
wrecked?
(two words, 6).
11 The skeleton in the bath (6), 12 Belief of an Indian and many
more (5).
15 Smart daily extremes (5).
18 No amateur starts such a gor-
ment (5).
19 No tyro (two words-3. 4). 20 Sober without the second letter
It is Bald (5).
21 There's an evine character In
this play (5).
22 not be a shady character The Aim star who suffers this need
(2).
23 This fracas has a boring end
(0).
24 Remove the second letter and
fear la no more'(6),
Telephone 28021.
CROSSWORDS
15
28 This and this beheaded may be:
part of a nursery game (0).
31 The idea of this form of docu-
ment is that no particular par
son, dull got the bird (two words 5, B).
32 Tree that is mostly a shrub (4).
33 "Near misses" (anng.) (10),
DOWN
2 It results from the deal, and
comes after it (4).
3 Care for most of this foreign
port (8).
4. Noted remedy for the blues (5).
5 One so bent to sinister shape
(5).
0 Give (5).
7. Refers merely to a show plece in the shop...evidently (ibree
words-3, 8, 4).
8 The half-crown the conjuror has palmed? (three words-4, 2, 4). 13 Does this song irritate John
Bull (two words 3, 4).
14 Formerly quite enough for a
model (7).
15 Lack of qualification (10),
10 By no means locally (three
words-4, 3, 3).
17 Be voeal with poetle heart (5).. 18 An Instruction to make 25 down
famous is put on (5).
25 Only part of this fame is enough.
for
(6)
B port (6).
28 Tapestry artist in classical art 27 Stirring advice that keeps us In
ekgo (5).
28 Not the younger growth (5). 30. Not a lady who has made her mark in the inner circles (4).
8
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