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ECONOMIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE.

REPORT PUBLISHED.

INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

tion for chauffeurs" in driving alone

CHINA MATE

Hon Mr. Lau Churat, Mr D. 6. cellent building sites to be obtained spoke and volley at Penman's feet Russell, Mr G. T. Edkins, Mr Chow on this are of the island will be taken compliment which Penman return- Chou-son and Mr. K. Greiz up, and homes, where one may enjoyed in afteniss it was given. Had Owing to Mr Chan Hat's absence the benefit of the southern breezes, Forster kept a better court position from the Colony he was able to during the hot summer months will the result would probably have been sign the Report. A draft copy of the thers be established. At prenent different. Report was forwarded, to hies" ht

It is a pity that there is so much

Shanghai and Mr Chan Harr telegramach of this land that have in mind phed his entire approval of the is copied by our Dairy Farm, but play in Hongkong which reminds one Report.

may be mada saxily available by the calisthenics night effect an improve of cutting-wood. Instruction in removal of the Farm to larger, and

Kent, for the purposes, better tracts of land in the New Territory.

* LAND DEVELOPMENT.

CMG.

Both Wison and Humphreys play- ed a pretty game, though neither has These Gentlemen, are a few augges the killing power necessary to deal is I wish to put forward dealing with either Penman or Forster. with the subject of the development Score to Penman and Humphreys: In my opinion the method by of the Colony resources, and I feel -6/3, 6/4, 0/6.6/8, 6/2, 1 which the Economic Resources of the confident that were building sites

A. PLAYER Colony can best be developed is by prepared at the places I have indicat expansion, and by this I mean thed, and more particularly, in the sequisition of land on the sea level Kennedy Town and Yanmati dis suitable for buildings, such as factor-thets, they would find ready purchas ies, godowns and tenement houses, er at good prices; whereas they will the opening up by roadways of the remain practically unsaleable if the higher levels at present unapproach- preparation of the sites devolve upon able and the provision thereby of any prospective purchasers many excellent sites for residential

RECOND PAPER."

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OTHER RESULTS.

The results of the other games

played yesterday were

Penman and D. Humphreys beat Open Championship Doubles J. B Major Wilson and L. Forster 6-3, 640–6, 6–862.

Havelock Davies beat G. M. Dodwell, Club Championship: Captain P

6264, 63-

1921 LEAGUE.

TO COMMENCE THIS MONTE.

Under the auspices of the Hong- kong Lawn Tennis Association, the 1921 Tennis League has been arrang- ed to commence this month, the first matches to take place on Saturday, April 23:

From the Colonial Secretary we bouse-rent is a first essential Ar .have received copies of the reports present sccommodation for garages

of the various sub-committees of the within the City limits is prohibitive PAPER BY THE HON, SIR PAUL CHATER, Economic Resources. Committee. It has been pointed out to us that}- which was appointed at the beginn- chauffeurs' wages in Hongkong are ing of last year. The report of the maintained at a rate disproportionate Factory and Home and Cottage Sub-to that ruling in Shanghai. Whether Committee includes verbatim reports local conditions will warrant a sub- of the proceedings, useful appendices, stantial reduction in these wages, the lustrated memorandum Traffic Sub-Department of the Police Sericulture, pig breeding. Department will be more competent tobacco, cotton, fruit "and to express a definite opinion. vegetable growing. The contents At the same time the training of of this report, which is illustrated Chinese chauffeurs, as suggested with many fine photographs, are as under Police direction is well worthy follows:-(1-A Est of Factory and of consideration. A course of intre Home and Cottage Industries under European or semi-European manage costs $160, and a complete course, houses at rentals to suit all classes of on the subject of the Colony's Resent- property suitable for the erection of} When addressing you the other day menti (2)—A list of industries ander | including mechanical instraction, Chinese management. (3.)—List of cannot be obtained unless on pay-

the European Commiinity,

oes I referred to the acquisition of Industries in Hongkong and Kowloon ; ment of $250. -

That there are many localities on further large area of land to be obtain

Handicap Stuglas "B": C. Blaker "under Chinese management; (4), (The incidence of heavy taxa both sides of the harbour where suched by reclamation at North Point, beat Capt. Tomery 6-1, 7-5 List of Industries in New Territories. tion on tobacco and distilled rice wine expansion can easily be made is an extending from the Electric Company's and E. G.Grimble walks over, their Men's Handicap Doubles G. Miskin (5)-Memorandum on the Salt In-for samshu is felt to be burdensome indisputable fact.

Station simost to Quarry Bay, distry in Hongkong. (6)-Memo- on the tobacco » manufacturing and As one instance thereof, I have now

I have now gone somewhat more F. Airey, failing to turn up.”

opposents, TE Winfield and ME randum on the Match Industry. wine-distilling, trades. We submit to submit for your consideration a fully into the matter, and as you will (7.) Sericulture in the New Terrino specific recommendations in this scheme by which a very large area of see from the plan and chart, which I Colonel Nicholson and Mrs Gompertz Mixed Doubles Handicap. Lieut- tories (8)--Pig Breeding in the connection, but mention the fact as land can be added to the Colony's sea lay on the table, the approximate beat Major J. R and Mrs-Lloyd, Noor Territories. (9) Tobacco represented to us by the Interests. Cultivation, Cotton growing. Tea, concerned in the hope that it will frontage at a comparatively low cost total area to be obtained by this 6-1, 6-3. Fruit and Vegetable growing. (10)|receive consideration,

and from which the Government and scheme is 3,800,000 square feet at an ---Circular letter with list of Ques- (D) The blocking of the river in Colony in general will greatly benefit. estimated cost, including granite faced This scheme deals with the reclams Praya Wall, roads, filling to an the village of Ha Tsun, Ping Shan In his capacity as Chairman of the District, has had & very damaging tion of some 800,000 square feet of average level of 13 feetabove Ordnance Factories and Home and Cottage effect on the groundnut industry as land at Kennedy Town as shown on date and contingencies of $2,660,-| Sub-Committee, Sz Robert Ho Tungwell as the native distilleries and pig the plan chart which I lay on the table.000.00 or about 70 cents per square prepared four reports, one of which farma. This matter is worthy of This reclamation, when completed, foot. deals with pig breeding and tobacco early attention. It is urged that it would give to the Colony an approxi- A total area to be reclaimed of cultivation in the New Territory, will be a great advantage to the well-mate area in Marine Lots, having a the second with sericulture in the to-do merchants of the districts of Unfairly deep water frontage, of 363,000

3,800,000 square feet. Less required for Roads, Streets, same area (with notes on successful Long. Ping Shan and Au Tau if the experiments made at his farm at Government were to build a police square fect, and in Inland Lots an

etc. 750,000 square feet. Gives us an area in Marine Lots of Sheung Shui), another on fruit and station on a bill in Mong Chang to approximate area of 191,000 square vegetable growing, and the fourth guard the river boundary between

to be disposed of by the Government 3,050,000 square feet. on the salt industry in Hongkong. British and Chinese territory. The first two, augmented by lengthy (k)—~Deficient water supply and

Land in this neighbour- memoranda, are illustrated with manurial matter in the Sheung Shui

hood has, to my know- some excellent plates.

District force themselves upon our

ledge, been sold at es Reporis are also submitted by Mr. attention. If remedial measures

much as $2.50 per EV.D. Parr, Chairman of the Ship could be devised to make good these

square foot, but, to ping and Shipbuilding Sub-Com deficiencies we are of opinion that mittee, Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial the productivity of the district could

place our calculations upan a more conserva- Veterinary Surgeon (on livestock i be materially increased.

tive and safer bass let. in the New Territory), Mr. John -We feel certain that it suffices Johnstone, chairman of the Fisheries If attention of the Kowloon Railway

us presume that the Sub-Committee, and

price be only $2.00 Paul Authorities be invited to a certain Chater, Chairman of the Sub Com anomaly in the freight tariff for it to

per square foot, at milter on Mining and Minerals. Sir be readjusted. We refer to the respec-

which price we arrive... Paal Chater also submitted a memo- tive charges on rice and bran as al- The estimated cost of this reclams--at & gross receipt of..$6,100,000.00 randuma on land development inluded to in the Memorandum on Pig.tion, including granite faced PrayaLe cost of reclamation 2,660,000.00 Hongkong which we publish to-day. Breeding. While on this subject the Wall, nullahs, and filling to an average

The late Mr. D. K. Moss as Chair- General Manager of the Railway may level of 13 feet above Ordnance 4. net gain of some....$3,440,000.00 man of another sub-committee re regard with sympathy the wish of the Datam and contingencies, is $557,000 ported on development from the farmers to have a shed for animals or about 69 cents per square foot of to the Colony's revenue, if and when tourist standpoint, including in the awaiting transport at the Sheung term commercial travellers and pro Shui Halt. While the provision of this area to be reclaimed: This is, when all the land is sold.- ple generally who visit the Colony shed may not pay at first it is regard compared with the cost of private The necessary filling for this work for business purposes or change of ed as a very useful one and may in reclamation recently made at North is readily obtainable from the hill- climate or scene, passengers tran- the end add to the revenge of the Point, and which worked out at about sides in the immediate neighbourhood, stipping and also Chinese visitors of Radway.

60 cents per square foot, a liberal and, as I pointed out when putting a desirable type.

(m)-We trust that the Govern figure. Existing lots in the immediate forward my suggestion for the The Economic Resources Comment might see its way to reconstruct neighbourhood have very recently Kennedy Town development, a further mittee report their conclusions and the small dam at Ku Tung (D.D. 55 been sold at $7.00 per square foot for considerable area by way of Inland recommendations as follows:- and 98), especially as it involves a Marine and $5.00 per square foot for Lots will also be obtained in this

(a)-First and foremost, the fact very small expenditure only.

Inland Lots.

district. must be recognised that the labour (n)-We venture to believe that the problem figures pre-eminently in the time is fast approaching when the consideration of the industrial deve-population of the village of Aber- | lopment of Hongkong. Happily, so deen and its vicinity should have a far, the supply has been equal to the water supply independent of the small growing demand, and there is no reservoir serving the Tai Shing Paper ground for apprehension that, under Mill Under existing arrangements present-conditions, the supply will the Mill's water supply is a pre- not be fully maintained. At the carious one in the dry season. Wel same time we are not unmindful of think there is cause for asking the Less cost of reclamation the fact that the general tendency Government to find some other

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further increased by some 250,000 to feet, which latter area would be

800,000 square feet by land in the immediate neighbourhood nów merely hillside, and from which the necessary filling-for the reclamation could mast conveniently be taken. Leaving out of consideration for the moment this further increase to our Inland Lot area, we obtain on the reclamation itself an area available for building of 554,000 square feet, the remaining 245,000 square feet being required for roada, etc.

Let us suppose that the

area to be obtained were sold on this basis we arrive at a gross for Marine Lots of

And for Inland Lots.

for all skilled labour in this part of means of supplying the village and net profit of the world, as in Europe and in floating populations by enlarging the

It is impossible at the moment to approximate. what this area will be, bat it cannot but be very considerable, And I estimate the price obtainable $2,541,000 for such Inland Lote at from 50-cents 1,337,000 to $1.00 per square foot. It will thus be readily seen how large an increase 3,878,000 must accrue to the revenues of the 557,00 Colony by way of Land Premia, Crown Rent, Goverment Rates on ..$3,321,000 rateable improvements whensoever such scheme be carried out to com- pletion.

SPORT.

TEENIE

OPEN DOUBLES.

The Association has decided to of grounds threatened seriously to have two divisons, although the lack

restrict the entry. As it is, Wigwam. who might have done very well in the Second Division, but whose ground is shortly to be built on, are not in, Club de Reuelo, who are also ta lose their ground, have entered, in the expectation of being able to make suitable arrangements if necessary.” The Dockyard and Y.M.C.A are not taking part nor are Ladies' Recrea tion Club and the Japanese. The Clubs competing are:

THE ENTRIES. First Division -(seven teams).--- Chinese Recreation, Hongkong, Kow- loan, Indian, Civil Service (promoted from the Second Division after victory last year), United Services Recreation Club, and another team of Servicemen, rather confusingly called United Services.

Second Division. (eight teams).......... Queen's College, Craigengower, Chinese Roccation, Carl vic University, Indians, Kowloon and Club de Recreio.

THE FIXTURES.

The fixtures for the first Saturday, April 23rd., are:

...”A”- DIVISION." Kowloon v. Civil Service.. USR.C, v. Chinese Recreation. Indian. v. Civil Service, HKCC, bye.

R DIVISION.

Queen's College v. University. Craigengower v. Indians. CRC v. Kowloon.. Civil Service v. Club de Recreïo.

-SHOOTING.

A FRIENDLY MATCH.

X

ROTAL ENGINEERS.

THURSDAY, APRIL

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

GRUYERE

CHEESE

140 per lb.

AUSTRALIAN STILTON $1.00

FRENCH

90cts.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

Further Reductions

IN

MILLINERY.

!!!

In order to clear all our remaining Stock of Millinery by Saturday next we have decided to make further redactions. The majority of these hats are quite up-to- date and fresh but we have to make room for Bommer goods coming in this month,

NOTE THE PRICES

Usual Prices $35,50 to $59.50 SPECIAL PRICE $15.00 each,

Usual Prices $25.50 to $85.5#: SPECIAL PRICE $10.00 each. Usual Prices $19.50 to $24.50 SPECIAL PRICE $7.50 each.

Usual Prices: $13.50 to $15.50 SPECIAL PRICE $5.00 each.

50 HATS at $1.00 each- 30 HATS at 50 cts, each

20 HATS at 25′cts esch

COME EARLY TO GET FIRST CHOICE.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG.

SUPERSTITIONS.

BREAKING A MIRROR.

points to its credit. It was necessary to play for another three minutes before a decision could be reached. Excitement ran high when the YMCA scored two points and looked like retaining their lead. The primitive man looking at his Pulling themselves together in a own reflection in a still pool beheld a` Anal effort, the Moslems scored five phenomenon be could not explai points, and maintaining their lead to He saw something which was not the final whistle ran out winners of a himself but which must be so closely. strenuously contested game and the related to himself that there was no scores were: Moslems 29; YMCA feels to day when he looks into a championship, by 3 points. The joke in it. That's the way a savage

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CRICKET.

LEAGUE

mirror for the first time. We are all descended from primitive man.” and savages and their ideas. Profesor Freaud would say, 2 peralat CS M.. Woolford 38 48 41 127

200 500 600 P

CS.C.C. v. REST OF LEAGUE. in our unconscious ego.” Evez the Middle Ages a Cpl. Townsend... 37 43 36 116 The "undermentioned tears

mirror was regarded as not altogether S/Sert Redpath... 31 38 43 112 represent the CS.CC, in a friendly what is known as sympathetic magic "canny" by the lower classes. Sape Newing 35 37 36 108 match against The Rest of the has always regarded a close.come Q.M. S. Wilson...: 36 33-31 105 League" on the CS.C.C. ground on tion as existing between a person L/Cpl. Hayward 34 44 25 103 Saturday, ar 12.15pm G. R. Sayer

Wild

Q. M. S. Griggs... 31 39 30 100 (capt.), E. B. Reci, R. E-0. Bird, F. and his counterfeit presentiment Sgt. Hype

28-34 2588 I de Rome, E. F. Fincher, R-C. Wnow better now best out

Witchell, H. E. Stranze, EW conscious "or our A-sando 859 Hamilton, F. 3. Ling, F. Bevan, not entirely shaken off the

as some of the psycholos

Mr.Reynolds

and W. H. Edmonds.

Total

MUSKETRY STAFF,

200-500 600 Pec {1}

38/41 36 115

Murphy: Copley Burnett Mckey Blussiden

43 37 35 115

Harding

BILLIARDS.

long ages of superstition

there who can see, a accidentally broken wit uneasiness? He may boast that he can

31-39-34104 CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY. de -so-but-can-be? - The

America, and even in Japan, is to reservoir; or, if not practicable, of but as these figures may reasonably not become more expensive.

providing a new reservoir, or by a be readily obtainable, let us base our (b)-High rent is a serious factor line of pipes from the Government's calculation upon the safer basis of moment the immediate undertaking friendly rifle shoot held on the Stone I do not, however, advocate for & Appended are the scores of a militating against industrial develop

main water supply. ment. It gives a decided advantage

(o)-It has been demonstrated that say $5.00 per foot for Marine and of so large a work particularly in cutters Ride Range against the in favour of Canton against Hong the Salt Industry has ceased to be a $3.00 for Inised Lots. This will give slew of the more important Praya Musketry Staff, Stonecutters, on the kong. We therefore, beg leave to profitable trade in the districts of the net profit of $1,831,000, to which may Fast Reclamation which will no doubt 3rd instant :—

be added the sum to be obtained from be shortly pat in hand, but rather "reiterate our considered opinion that New Territory.

in view of the increased advantares (We strongly urge the de- the sale of the additional, say, throw out this suggestion as a possible: which will obtain as soon as a stable sirability of stimulating the effort at 250.000 square feet obtained by the and potential asset to the Colony in government is instituted in Southe-establishing the match fadustry in cutting of the hillside to which I re- years to come. China, it behoves the Authorities in the Colony, and to this end would ferred, the cost of which is included Hongkong very carefully to watch point out the necessity for a sym- in the cost of the reclamation, and the situation. We believe when set-pathetic consideration of any ap which at, say $2.50 per foot would tled conditions exist in Kwangtong Plication for leases of Crown lands advantages for conducting factories as well as building covenants and produce a further $625,000, making a will be superior (considering all cir match industry we suggest that the ed from the sale of the full areas restrictions: In connection with the total of $2,456,000 profit to be obtain- cumstances) to Hongkong, labour, land rentals and building conditions Botanical and Forestry Department very handsome sun-not to mention all being on a much lower basis."

might consider the expediency of the steady annual income, accruing (c)-An regarda buliding condrions planting suitable timber for match to the Treasury by way of Crown Rent It is our option that the Building Wood and boxes in connection with and Rates when the land becomes Only one Open event was fixed for Authorities should, if possible, relax afforestation plans in the near fally or partially developed, Crown yesterday at the Hongkong Cricket building restrictions in such a way fature.

(q)-The value of sericulture can over $10,000 per annum

Rent alone is estimated to produce Cish, namely the doubles between J. as to attract prospective industries to

B. Penman and A. D. Humphreys the Colony.

not be over estimated, and we Similarly, further additions to our aizat Major C. Willson and 1 (d)Small Chinese shipbuilding endorse the Chairman's recommenda and repairing yards should be afford. tions set out in detail in para 68 building ares are well within the Forster As in the case of the bounds of practicability, by reclama ingles of the day before, this match ed facilities to continue their trade if above.

tion of a like nature stretching from the full five sets before Penman and provided a close "contest, going to dispossessed of their present fere (r.)We would like to see Fig the Electric Company's property at Humphreys emerged victors. The shore rights by reason of any recla breeding more extensively und North Point, round to Quarry Bay, first two sets went easily to the mation public or private or other taken by the farmers in the. New works.

Territories, once it is shown that it and from the other side of Taikoo eventual winners, Willson being quite (e) Government should define its can be, as it has been, made a re Dockyard on to Shankiwan.

off his game and Forster policy with regard to the location of munerative industry.

On the other side of the island there far from reliable. At this so-called offensive trades. Frequent (s)Nothing can be lost by experiexists a very large area immediately stage Willson struck his game, removals have a detrimental effect ments being conducted with a view beyond Yaumata and stretching on

and aided by Forster's success in cut-] on such trades and may lead in the to demonstrating the feasibility of both sides of the main road up to the off shots at the net took a love and to the driving out of business of successful cotton cultivation on the village of Mong-kok-teui, capable of kept this up in the next set in spite set from the opposite side. They persons presently engaged therein.- mainland. The hosiery trade is in-

Ir will be an advantage if, creasing by, leaps and bounds, and it being easily filled in by the cutting of a pick up on the part of Hum In the gynasium of the Chinese when the Sanitary Department carries behoves the Government to foster this down of the surrounding hills, and phreys, who had gone off colour a YMCA Bridges Street last night E. Guimaraes meets A. J. Osmund then it is remembered and out its periodical house-cleansing and industry by affording the means for which, when done, would add to this bit. At two sets all the best of the the Sipal in the Hongkong Basket Ball (-300) in the semi-final, on Wednes-household thereafte lime-washing, regard is had to the supplying the raw material required neighbourhood, several acres of useful struggle began, all playing a good League was played between the As convenience of factories so as to re-by- the trade. The starting of a land

preme, Fenman was hitting hard and sociation team and the Moslem com- day, April 13, of the ordinary working of the same, capital is mooted. All that its side of our Island has, up to now, smashes. Wilson had the Best of was very fast and evenly contested. duce to a minimum the disturbance new Cotton Mill with Chinese For residential purposes the south Humphreys brought off several fine bination. As was anticipated the game (g) Because: Canton can build promoters desire is the ability to remained practically dead letter: the network, however, poaching very and. when time was called the cheater, it has captured the motor obtain cheap cotton, independent of bin these days

well on many occasions. His part score she boat building trade formerly con- cotton supplies by foreign interests

|ner, however, failed to combine well five ducted in Hongkong.

unularises and potential

enough with blind many

infimical to local industrial develop

** (6) *** Vora ho trade of motor-car ment, vermee

assembling and repairing to be con- The Report is signed by Sir Robert from the bu

„remuneratively, moderate Ho Tung, as Chairman and by the dot tex

motor can

Kile points went through

would dan bel the stayed back, the for his only kills are a cross-court stil

37 20 45 102 PALA

King of the mirror. 37 34-31 102 A. J. Osmund meets P.Ivanovitch, reflected image whi 25 367 3293 on Saturday, in a game of 1,000 up, self or a surface which 30-27 3280 at the Victoria Recreation Club, for as it has also borne the 26 19 3176 the championship of the Colony. The other metabers of his faze

game will be decided at two sessions, fore be bunselfor 787 at 6 pm and at 9 p.m.

of his family whispers voice of desplaed,

in danger. All of which accotams Inherited belief kitsynfpathetic marke for the very prevalent that if you break a

Total

Royal Engineers won by 72 points.

-BASKET-BALL.

MOSLEMS WIN SHIELD.

bad 22 all. An extra

decid

HO KOM TONG HANDICAP. In the above tournament, at the Palace Hotel, last night, E. Guimaraes (200) beat W. G. Gerrard (150); in a game of 250 up, by 108 points there will be a death Highest breaks Guimaraes, 32, within the year. If no 29, 28, 27, 21, 21. 18, 18, 17 and 16. the breaking of the glass W. G. Gerrard, 33, 30, 31, 16, 16 and Bat suppose one dow 15- AS

are handled very, carefál

SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY Castle" in post yesterday, the

atten

On arrival of the ss.

THE fame of Chamberlain's Cough reported to the police that

Remedy is world wide. It is good sea on April 3 the Nož for the deep seated cough of the adult disappeared from the vessel ok the croup and whooping cough of the not known if he had, Rock chidren: The same bottle serves the fallen overboard, or had commi whe whole family. For sale by Fall: Chemists

24 and Storekeepers.

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