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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928.

THE CHINA MAIL,

KOWLOON MATTERS: The Association approached the to public health and of which there

Government in 1929 with a strong is not a sufficient numbor accessi! representation for a better ap-ble without water transport. Representation On The proach and departure, by widening On the water side, It is consider-

Council?

CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW.

CINEMA NOTES.

"THE LITTLE FRENCH GIRL” TO-DAY.

AN INTERESTING FILM.

Salisbury Road at the weat and ably more complicated and danger- from 44 feet to about 70 feat, by ous, becauso boats can only` ap- pulting the kerb 'on the south sido proach" it by, a method of dodging| back to the line of existing trees, various other craft having busi-

The new picture at the Queen's thus making. this Important ness at the Godowns on the one Theatre to-day and to-morrow la the Utility Of Hoardings Discussed At thoroughfare parallel for. the hand and keeping clear of the Ferry screen version of Anne Douglas

greater part of-its-length, which launches on the other. --- was the evident idea of those who planted them parallel to those on

Shadows Before.

Bat."

COMING EVENTS'ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL."

Ta-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Little French Girl,”-

The To-day-Star Theatre; To-day-World Theatro: "Tum- Annual Meeting.

Sedgwick's novel, "The Little bleweeds." "Same Old Misfit"

French Girl," which caused a sensa- The pier is now in "splints" and tion in the world of fiction, Herbert Cheer O, Y.M.C.A., Chater Rd

To-day- "Sing Song" at the The growing needs of Kowloon the north side. In addition to this will eventually emerge as nearly in Brenon, who produced "Beau Gaste" 7.30 p.m. in regard to provisions for inquest it was auggested that the old shape as possible, for, al and Peter Pan," directed the pro- creased traffic. particularly; at the Star Ferry approach, medical-at-trame should be instituted..

system

February 22-Music, recital, at of absolutely gyratory though the Government has not yet duction, which features Alice Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m. tendance, pier and playgrounds

replied to our letter of enquiry, Joyce, Nel! Hamilton, Mary Brian Lay Out I-Conceived.

dated August 10, 1927, it is a mat-and Esther Ralston. The story is Dancing display by Miss Violet February 22 and 27 Sixth were the subject of reference at

The Government response to this ter of general knowledge that there) the annual meeting yesterday of

ane of Alix Vervier, the little was to permit the erection of a ts to be no alteration in its arrange French girl, whose mother's mode Capell's Pupils, Queen's Theatre; the Kowloon. Residents' Associa-commercial garage at the veryment; mere underwater repairs of of life makes a suitable marriage

narrowest part of the bottle-neck, the typhoon damage. Spoaking of the non-represents the lay out of which was 10parently, we shall have to put up goes to the home of friends in Eng-

February 22-Whist drive and So, ap Impossible for her in France. She dance at Seamen's Institute, 8.30 tion of Kowloon on the Legislative conceived that cars entering and with the same old misfit. Council. the Chairman (Mr. W., J. leaving it had further to obstruct

land. How she finally finds hap. What Kowloon requires and de- Stokes) said that it would be a

the trame during this Tracious act on the part of the akilfully executed manoeuvre; so which is a convenience, and, to be

none too sires very urgently, is a public pier piness in spite the past and differ: tre: "Lovers."

lances in social standards between Government if a. Kowloon resident that attempt at improvement was that, it must be in convenient Little French Girl" an extremely the two countries makes "The was asked to fill the next vacancy

a failure... on the Council.

position, where women and chit- Kowloon rubbed along, the traffic dren can get to it and use it with should note that there will be no interesting. film Cinema-goers The Chairman was sun.rted by Mr. B. Wylie fretiring Vice-Presi increased by leaps and bounds out fear and without danger, and 6.15 movie performance in the City Hall, 8.30 pm. lent), Chev, J. I. Alves retiring more and more buses were put into in a position where the traffic is

Queen's Theatre to-morrow after Hi Treasurer), and Mr. C. f. service week after week-larger not too congested.

pupils are giving a dancing display noon, a Miss

Violet Capell's Manners, 0.B.E. (retiring Hon. ferries were built and as the traffic

tion.

The best place for this is facing Secretary), while others present few square feet was taken off the level crossing and a foot-bridge Krew, so did the congestion. A the foot of Nathan Road, with a were: Messrs. W. S. Bailey, B. Wong Tape, F. W. Stapleton, J, H. end of the rlesha shelter where it over the railway. Hunt, F. J. Easterbrook, E. Cock, was not an obstruction, and put on M.B.E, E Abraham, the Rev, the side of it where it was. Walton Rogers, the Res. L'ather G. M. Spada and the Rev. J. Horace Johnston.

Pigeon-Holed at P.W.D.?

Compromise as Solution.

at that time.

5 p.m.

p.m..

February 23-25-Queen's Thea-

February 23-25-Star Theatre; "The Road To Yesterday."

February, 23-26-World Theatre;} Altars of Desira."

February 24-Cheer 'O dance at

February 25 Cralgengower Dance. Cricket Club's annual Bachelors'

p.m.

+

February 29 Star Theatre; Dancing display by the Pupils of "THE BAT."

Miss V. Capell, 9.15 p.m. One of the best mystery film yet I, may be told that level crossings shown in Hong Kong in being

Sports, To-day HM.S. are dangerous and are being done screened at the Star Theatre to-day ship's Company hold whist, drive, "Hollyhock's" In 1925 It was thought deliver-away with on all railways wherever ance was at hand by the earmark possible. I grant that, but, under and to-morrow. This is "The Bat" at Seamen's Institute, 8.30 p.m.

February 22-H.K. Hockey Club The report and accounts were ing of $35,000 for improvements at the severe necessity for some relief which is based on the stage play by taken as read. The chairman then this place and a sub-committee got in this urgent matter, the only Mary Roberts Rhinehart and Avery 1st XI v. 1st Batt, Queen's Regt., read his address, as follows:- out drawings for a thoroughly new possible solution being of the Hopwood. The story begins with U.S.R.C., 5 p.m.

The report and accounts deni lay out, providing for the fullest nature of a compromise and in this known as "The Bat" to rob a bank. Cheer O, Y.M.C.A., Chater Rd., the attempt of a diabolical criminal February 22-Whist drive at the with the past and on them our re- and most economical employment of case where it is practically 3 putation must stand or fall, but the whole available space and for station yard crossing, with no ex-When he arrives to carry out his 7.30

February 25-First Extra Race before proposing their adoption a proper system of gyratory traffic, press trains passing at speed, I scheme he finds that someone has think a particular reference to thereby ensuring greater safely to think that objection is disposed of already rifled the safe. "The Bat" Meeting, Happy Valley,

March 3"American" Inwn ten-. some of the salient points will ex- the public.

to a great extent, and I am en-set out to rob the robber and the plain the activities of your Com- This scheme and an explanatory couraged in the view by the fact pursuit leads to a haunted house nis tourney (mixed doubles) for. mittee more clearly than was pos- pamphlet (of which a copy was that the crossing at Holt's Wharf where many sensational develop members of the Ladies' Recreation

of the bound in the 1926 Report) was sub- has given satisfaction up to the ments take place. The leading Club, 2.30 p.m.

March 3-Fanling Hunt 'steople- mitted to the Captain Superinten- present.

players in The Bat". are Jewel Carmen, Jack Pickford and Louise chases (Spring meeting).

March 11-Sixth extra race meet- Fazenda, K. Sojin, the actor who played a big part in The Ing of Macao Race Club.

March 14 Ninth bi-annual race Chinese Parrot," heads the

Sup for ship's life boats ("Trevease" porting cast.

Trophy) starting at 4 p.m.

sible within the covers

published Report:

Children's Playground.

ident of Police and the Automobile That serious trouble at the Ferry What we want and want urgent Association and by them approved, Approach will come sooner or later, ly is more playing space for the after which it was sent to the with the present tangled state of children where they can play in Public Works Department and there affairs, is unfortunately almost reasonable safety from the traffic it (presumably) remains to this certain and it would appear that, and be reasonably near

their day while the "Star" Ferry ap until it does, the Government will homey. The old type of houses prouch is the same maze as ever, not stir from its present supine

attitude. with a piece of garden is rapidly only more so. vanishing to make room for Bats:

Pertinent Figures.

Letters to Government. You will doubtless have noticed in

ing letters, addressed to the

acknowledged and no mare:

September 14, 1927-"Street Lighting"

"Public

August 10, 1927 Pler"

September 15, 1927-"Ferry Approach"

"TUMBLEWEEDS."

Oriental

is

Lammert's Auctions.

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February 27-At 5, Armend Bldg., (Ground Floor), Kimberley Rd., Kowloon, valuable household furniture, 11 am.

Hugbes & Hough's Auction.

March 1-At Auction Room, Ice

The picture showing at the World Theatre to-day, and to-morrow "Tumbleweeds," a tale of the old Cherokee Land Strip, and of how it was settled by the homesteaders In. 1889. Bill Hart plays a typical cowboy and falls in love with a girl of the homestead army. the scenes are splendid, notably the great, land rush when thousands of To-day-annual meeting of the people in every kind of vehicle European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, 6 and with every sort of steed race p.m. to get the best claims.

House Street, valuable leasehold property situate in Peak District. Some of 8 p.m.

Meetings.

To-day-General Meeting of the Royal Artillery Association, R.E. Theatre, Wellington Barracks,

dents' Association to the Govern- February 24- Fourth annual

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with nothing but a concrete veran- Some figures dealing with the dah. The unfortunate part of the present state of affairs will prob-reading the Report that the follow business is that where there are ably interest you. shady trees there also is traffic. The "Star Ferry carries an Honourable Colonial Secretary were The one children's playground in average of 25,800 people per day, Chatham Road is not enough nor from 6 a.m. till midnight; with an is it ideal because, of the want of average of six trips per hour each shade in the summer, while the way-18 by 12 equals 216 tripa, 230 ever-growing traffic along this road passengers per trip. The traffic is is a menace to their safety. Nor not regular, of course, and the can all the children from the scat-bulk of it is carried in the eight tered homes possibly get there con-rush hours' and amounts to appro- and, in reply to our letter of June

Question of Hoardings, veniently and could not be accom-ximately 3,000 per hour.

17, 1927, we were informed on July modated if they did, There are Railway, Buses & Ships.

Mrs. B. Thompson raised the p.m. 20, 1927 that a sessional paper several useful plots of ground The

Kowloon-Canton Railway would be issued as soon as plans question of advertisement hoard- February 22-Meeting of Hong which are lying vacant Snd appar- carries an average of 3,500 people were sufficiently advanced, but, so ings which had been the subject Kong Automobile Assen. at Messrs: eatly useless just now. I do not per day.

far, we have received none.

of a minute from the Kowloon Resi- Jardine's, 5.30 p.m. know whether they are owned by To deal with this traffic, 1,256 Commonal "Oliver Twist." Government or, by private indivi-buses arrive and depart each day. We are all quite aware that this ment. The hoarding at the Kow-meeting of shareholders in the duals, but I do know and so do There are about 250 ricshas con- Association has no offelal recogni-loon Railway station had been Hong Kong and Territorial Estates, you who are parents that the chil-stantly employed, about 40 private tion. It is self-constituted and particularly referred to in this. Ltd., at St. George's Bldg., 7. Con- dren of Kowloon are badly served cars and about 50 motor cycles, to thus, except for the public opinion She would like to know why there naught Rd., 11 a.m. in this respect. The accessible which must be added a large num- behind it, can only be regarded as had been this particularisation. She February 24-Annual meeting of parts of King's Park are portioned ber of motor lorries and military a kind of communal "Oliver Twist" thought there was some personal seat holders of the Union. Church, out to the adults, but the chil-mule waggons.

continually asking for more at the grudge somewhere. Before the Kennedy, Rd., 5.80 p.m. dren's only place is practically the in addition to this there is a con- honds of constituted authority. In hoarding in. question was built the February 25-Ordinary yearly our desires must be place was a dump heap. It had meeting of shareholders in the stant stream of passengers from other words Kowloon Hospital.

vessels at the Kowloon wharves made manifest in the form of a now been, built on, returfed with Hong Kong & Shanghai Corpora- While the situation of the Hos- where there are seldom less than ples or suggestion, and the parti- plants yet the spot was termed an tion, at City Hall, noon.

February 27-The Hong Kong pital is probably a most desirable three large passenger liners lying culars I have just given do

not "eyesore." one-for-its-principal-purpose it alongside.

convey the idea that our pleas are Reference was made to the Tramwaya Limited, hold yearly leaves something of a very impor»)

Only 37 Feet Wide. any more welcome than were those minutes of the October meeting meeting at Messrs. Jardina's offices tant nature unsatisfied. I refer to The gross urea in which this of Dickens'a boy hero.

when the resolution was sent and at noon.

Miscellaneous. · the fact that, since the closing of traffe has to be manoeuvred la Ordinary residents of the Colony Mr. Manners atated that the Com-

To-day-Address by the Government Dispensary in roughly 60,000 square feet, from have no direct representation on mittee's attention had been called Nathan Road, the busy part of the which has to de deducted about the Legislative Council and this at this meeting to hoardings which Vaughan-Fowler, Theatre Royal, suburb is without any means of 11,000 square feet occupied by the and other Associations are the only were not considered in any way de- City Hall, 4 p.m.

To-day-Annual dinner of akilled assistance in riesha shelter and the island, leav- means whereby matters of local sirable. Considerable discussion cases of accident or sudden illness ing a except at Kwong Wah Hospital.

be placed before the followed and the Secretary was in H.K. & China Branch of the British net area of 58,000 square interest can

Government with any semblance of structed to write to the Colonial Medical Asacn., Hong Kong Hotel,

8 p.m. The Kowloon Hospital has only

on broad Secretary protesting against the one resident medical officer so that wide from kerb to kerb from which lines, and thus, if I may sAY

The approach to this is 44 feet an opinion considered

so, erection of hoardings, in Kowloon

February 23-Annual Show, of he could not possibly leave it to his to be deducted tivo gutters each cleared of the personal element. and particularly against the one at

flowers and vegetables at Volunteer Headquarters. attend any sudden call outside

That much progress has resulted the Railway station. Mr. B. Wylie, without leaving his own particular able width to 40 feet, part of which from the activities of this Associa who was present, asked it to be put business in a state of Inefficiency. Is eccupied during the rush hours tion is generally acknowledged, but on record that he had taken no part

"Some Measure of Relief." It is obvious that, till, a second by a line of ricshas extending to much closer touch with Govern-in the discussion affecting advertis- resident medical officer is appoint- opposite the Fire Brigade station ment is necessary before a entis-ing. ed to give some measure of ralief reducing the available width to 37 factory solution is reached.

streets.

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to the first, the Government Hos- pital is undertaffed. This position

feet.

2 feet wide thus reducing the avail-

feet:

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Mrs. Thompson asked if the Queen's Building, Hong Kong, the Under the present constitution of hoarding was more diafiguring than following events will take place: This subject is a natural corol- the Legislative Council to visualise the one there before and if any Tuesday, Feb. 21, a singsong com| l the more acute because of the

or even to think about a representa- reasonably minded person could mencing at 7.30 p.m.; Wednesday, Government rule that no privato lary to the previous one. practitioners are permitted to at-

In the first place it is unsuitable tive, elected by the vote of Kowloon object to it. Attractive designs Feb. 22, a.whist drive commencing a dream, but, were replacing the unsightly scenes at 7.30.p.m.; Thursday, Feb, 28, an tend patients.

and can in no way be considered a residents is merely I may, possibly, be told that cer public convenience, being alto- to descend to practical politice, it of old and she had been congra- impromptu dance commencing at would be well If this now fully tulated by many on the designs of 7.30 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 24, a Cheer tain of the Fire Brigade staff are gother too small and in the most in-

'O' dance at the City Hall com- trained in First Aid, but, without convenient place in the whole pen-grown suburb were represented by the new hoarding.

some one who has a home and Mr. Cock sald hoardings in gen-mencing at 8.80 p.m., admission wishing to detract from their great insula. It is very difficult of ac- usefulness in that respect, I submit cess, both from the land and the passes at least his leisure bours eral might be very good from the $1.00; Saturday, Feb. 25, a musical here; one who is in daily touch point of view of those advertising evening commencing at 7.80 p.m. that it hardly covers the needs of water, owing to its position in the with Kowloon matters. Is it there but he challenged at once any state All service men are heartily fu the large number of European re- most awkward corner of the sadly fore not out of place to suggest ment that any hoarding could be vited sidents, especially when it is re overworked Kowloon Point.

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that the best compromise is that it made useful. The hoarding refer- membered that, during the work the land elde, the traffle bas to ap- should be respectfully represented red to was in the wrong place and ing hours of the day, most of the proach it by passing the Ferry on to His Excellency that it would be if he had anything to do with It menfolk are as inaccessible as the trances as well as cressing the bus a graceful act to appoint a Kowloon on the Committee, would press for PUBLIC AUCTION; doctor, and the women and chi- track afterwards, thus adding to resident to fill the next vacant its removal. He could not agree dren left to fend for themselves. the already congested traffic there unofficial seat on the Legislative that in its attitude the KRA was THE Undersigned have received

"Star" Ferry Approach.

The traffic leaving it has to cross Council? (Applause.)

doing anything irregular. The instructions to sell by Public This is a most tantalising and but has also to pass sharply across

not only the bus and, ricsha tracks).

Officers Elected

Committeo, would deal with matters Auction. elusive problem. We can all pote

The following officers were then without fear, or favour, not allows *** the congestion of the traffic grow the main entrance to the Kowloon elected for the year: President, ing members to grind a personal TUESDAY, 28th February, 1928, Ing from day to day and the com-wharves, & very hazardous proceed. Mr. E. Cock; Vice-President, Mr. Axe. promise which has to do duty foring at all times, and a very special 3. W. Tape; Hon. Secretary Mr. Mr. W. S. Balley expressed apat No. 26, Humphreys Building

commencing at 2.45 p.m., real organisation due to the danger to women.

children C. E. M. Terry; Hon. Treasurer, preciation of the way Mrs. Thomp Hanoi Road, Kowlook. wasteful lay-out of the space avail-į pedestrians.

Mr. A. J. J. Martin; Committee, son had presented her case; and able.

"Compileated And Dangerous," Rev Ji Hdrace Johnston, Rev. sald, he must admire her pluck, Ever since the Kowloon Motor It is to be remembered that this W. W Rogers, Messrs. C. M. The Secretary gave details of Bus Co.'s first experimental car is the only means of embarkation Manners, J. M. Noronha, J. Hthe attendance of members of the started to run, on Nov. 28, 1921, for the greater part of the Kowloon Hunt, FC. Mow Fang, W8 Committee at meetings and in re-{{On View from Monday After It became evident that the lay-out residents who may be proceeding Bailey, F. W. Stapleton, F. J. ply to sauggestion by Mr. Ilde noon, the 27th February, 1928.39€) of this important area was unsuit- to vessels in harbour and the large Easterbrook, B. Wylie, W. J. Stokes, fonen, the Chairman said it was }} Teruk --Cash on Delivery? (alis, able and matters have been golug number who in the summer, desire F. I Crapnell, J.Mi Wong, R. Intended, to form a sub-committed from bad to worse from then to to get to those bathing places Pestonji, T. Arnott, and H. F. Un. to take steps to increase the mem- now

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