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TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928.

wave of indignation to be acutely ago, twenty-one great highways, howevor humble its lot may be? felt among all classes of the com-paved with stone and often bordar-Men stricken with too great an munity. Mr. Lee Hysan was one ed with trees, connected Peking| abundance of this world's distress of the best known and most enter-with the temote regions of the dwarf into dredges who pass liver prising of the Chinese community empire. Running approximately in which lack hope and horizon, who of Hong Kong and it was widely a straight line, cutting into the sink into a torpid apathy regard- recognised that by his efforts the steep mountain sides, and often ing country and society, who bring district of East Point had been so attaining a width of twenty and up children with the taint of hope- thoroughly developed during the twenty-five yards, they leave test!-lessness and indifference branded past decade. Few places in that mony of a once gigantic system of upon them, and who finally sink to part of the City or for that mat- labour and of.a. strangely efficient their graves, without having lived. ter in other parts were so well- cxecutive. But these great roads Bad reads, than, we shall cnil n known as his "Lee Gardens" and are, in large measure, things that curse to rural workers, to dwellers splendid theatre in the neigh- were. It would have demanded, but in distrlets remote

Jarge bourhood; and both places had comparatively small outlay of centres of distribution, because It fully established themselves as capital and labour to keep these is owing to Inefficient means popular rendezvous for all classes roads in repair but neglect has communication that these produc- of Chinese residents and, on suffered them to fall into such a ers are unable to dispose of their special occasions, wore also well state of dilapidation as In many gooda. patronized by the British and places, to offer rather an impedi-

A Parable.

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from

of

other Europeans, The cold-blood-ment, and a danger than a facility. It does not require a profound' ea murder, therefore, of Mr. Lee Far from following in the wake of logical reasoning to show how good Hysan has struck a deep feeling the former great road constructors ronds would provo, in many ways, of horror in our midet, all the and linking village with village, beneficial to the producer by bring- more Bo as the atrocious "deed town with town, the poor wearied ing him in touch with a randy was committed in so daring oficials and high spirited people market. The farmer, stockraiser manner, in broad daylight and in sat down on their oars and with, and craftsman'would be sucouraged the neighbourhood of an extreme-filmy eyes watched the work of by the new demand created by easy ly populous part of the city. How their ancestors glide into ruin. conveyance to increase their pro- the murderer got away so easily The lofty ideals of Ancestral Wor-ductions. More hands would be must be attributed to the fact that ship would appear to exclude needed upon the farms, and better the particular point where the material conceptions and to sever wages could be given to labourers tragedy occurred-the entrance the spirit from his work..

CHINA'S NEED.

WHY GOOD ROADS ARE ESSENTIAL

"W. V. D.'S" REASONS.

Kowloon to Canton:-

Slow Highways,

.

fair

would

and thus one great problem would to the Yue Kee Club, 196, Well-

be put fairly on its way towards. ington-street-is in a retired part! In the south of the province of solution. Not only would the of the street and that on such Klangsu the canals and rivers are staple products of the district be occasions the shock of such a the slow highways of communica- transported to other points but tragedy tells almost wholly in fa- tion. The long soiled ribbons canning factories would spring up vour of a reckless criminal, who is which stretch away through the at central places when good radiat- of course fully on the alert to farms permit but Indian file and ing roads would ensure, a steady profit by the excitement that may the joiting wheelbarrow. They are current of agricultural produce, be temporarily created. The in-left to the sport of the elements and Farmers would no longer limit vestigation, however, is engaging are often covered with a weedy, their ambition to local supply but the constant attention of the luxuriance. In the north of the would furnish their quota toward Police, and it may be confidently province in Suchew Fu, there are no the provisionment of our great predicted that everything possible canals and so carts are run over cities and of remote districts where will be done to bring the mur- trints which are a disgrace to the supply is less than the demand, and derer to book. As a preliminary intelligence of the inhabitants. The finally rise to the "swelling theme" step and a sound one $10,000 re-whipped mutes, dragging a loaded of purveyors to the great world ward is being offered for informa-car sunk to the axles, welter their markets. tion leading to the arrest of the way through sloughs of mire, or bob' Now for a parable, the famous murderer.

and wriggle, to shift a traveller's road of the "Golden Ox," which dreams, along, the deep ruts and leads from Sian Fu to Szechwan, cleave through the yielding alluvial. was built at enormous expense to Whilst the train is thus painfully connect the state of Shu with the and patiently struggling along,Kingdom of Tain. Local tradi- bandits, needy and greedy, swooption, however assigns speculation as from behind the tall sorghum canes the cause of its construction. The and hurry off whatever is worth mountain sweeps through which the the taking. In Kansu there are a road stretches were the home of a few roads crossing the province, breed of oxen that possessed the but beyond these, ways are so bad interesting chemical property of The following article entitled that man must take the place of converting their, food into gold. The "No Roads, No Trade," which ap-beasts of burden and, .poor human road was built for the purpose of not comprise a scrappy patch of peared over the well known initials pack animals which they are forced fostering this natural supply of ground only large enough to ac- "WV. D." a few years ago in the to become, must trudge wearily wealth, of filling an impoverished "Yellow Dragon," is of peculiar along, stooping under their load. treasury with wealth which was commodate a proportion of Kow-topical interest if only because of Indeed the chief reason for the running to waste through lack of loon's youngsters. It should cóm- the recent discussions in the Press undeveloped condition of Kansu lies roads to utilise it. We should not The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. prise a public park, with play- and elsewhere regarding the con- in the difficulty presented to con- wish to entangle the simple tradi-

ground. Kowloon demands it struction of a

trunk road from veyance and communication.

tions of the countryside and hence In Kweichow all transport has to feel no inclination to disturb the and, moreover, Kowloon deserves

Many thinkers of economic be done by carriers or pack peaceful twilight of popular lore, it. The unfortunate point about science regard as axiomatic their animala. The fine network of but what we desire to bring home" the matter is that there is not a assumption that man, individually waterways in Kwangsi establishes to the bosoms of those interested is and socially, tends to ameliorate fair communication but the roads the fundamental truth that the convenient plot immediately avail- his condition; that along all lines, which exist are mere tracks and are construction of good roads will at able or subject to instant and in all trades, in all selences, in badly kept up. We have frequent least change ungaleable products casy acquisition. Difficulties guilds and corporations, in nations ly observed in Chihli sunken trials. into saleable ones, and hence into oxist, however, to be surmounted, and in society, in the material, in- sometimes lying ten feet below the gold.

tellectual, and moral spheres there level of the fields through which

Good Reads: and we feel sure that this one is is a tendency towards perfection, a they lead: when the rains come they London Offices:--The Far Eastern

Further results, material to the Advertising Agency (London),uot of kind that are insurmount- desire to remove the deficiencies resemble canals; when fit for pass-welfare of the nation, would flow Ltd., 80-88, Southampton Street,

that exist and pussess those rofusage their narrownesy and depth from the possession of good ways Strand. W.C.2.

ments and improvements which are afford endless grounds for alteren- of communication, Central China For ourselves, we favour the already the lot and portion of tion between drivers meeting from has, for many years, been swarm-. site at present occupied by mili- others, or which are seen as ideals opposite directions. A friend of ing with robber bands which im- tary stabling in Nathan-road. As by maater minds and communicated mine tells of an experience in pose a grievous toll. At present

by them to those who come within Shanst. He and a companion were they come | NIXON.-On April 24, at the Vic-things are

and go with its utilisation is an the compass of their, influence. The gaily sporting along in a mule car impunity. Good roads toria Nursing Home, Shanghai, admitted eyesore, standing as the determination whether auch funda- and scattering the ducks which heighten the activities of police to M. and Mrs. F. A. Nixon, tumbledown stables do on the mental assumption be sanctioned, were paddling in front. Suddenly and military and afford a speedy side of the Peninsula's main tho- by the principles of sound philoso-capsize went the craft and there advance to an attacked village. phy lies outside the immediate was odd leaping and dancing and Moreover cnrolment in tirese roughfare. And it could be ac- scope of the present study. Assum-kindly implorings of supernal bands would no longer loom forth, PRICE-On Sunday, April 22, quired, we would submit, by pro-ing, however, the statement exact, visitation

on roads that are to thousands of sturdy men, as the Judging by we would point to the strange Celestial. Beverly Blount Price, dearly cess of exchange.

one avenue

1 comfortable subsistence. Man's Mortal Stretch, beloved daughter of Dr. and what was demanded when the anomaly, an regards this psycholo-

Again, with Mrs. R. B. Price, of 1478,question of the purchase of the this belated land

gical principle, which obtains in:

cellent. system of It at once appears evident to the throughout, the provinces, there highways Avenue Joffre, Shanghal.

of China, and i

+ most superficial military lands on the Island was especially touching those arteries of

would set in a current towards a such roads must botter mutual understanding, to- being considered, we imagine a trade linking together the villages, travelling along

Involve considerable towns, and cities of this vast

expense and

wards a tightoning of the ties of pretty penny would be required empire. Whether the greater de-waste of time and that the price the country, towards broader for the purchase of this Kowloon gree of blame attaches to an incom- of goods must be so augmented by views of patriotism, towards those It is gratifying to know that site, but if a plot was to be given petent government or to a torpid carriage dues as to render, in many further corollaries which commen

cases, prohibitive, export of domes-sense will deduce, more or the Government has agreed fur- to, the military further out in public spirit, the inglorious achlevette produce and importation of out- immediately from these, and which,

ment has been secured, that among ther to explore the possibilities of exchange we suggest that they all civilised nations China has taken side goods. Time is money, even in in' no, small measure, would con- the provision of a playground in would be satisfied. As a corres- and holda, in her own right and¦

Snail-pacing mules and tribute to the opening up and ex- the vicinity of the Tsim-sha-tsui pondent has put it in our beyond all competition, the charm Carts might have afforded a plea-ploitation of China's buried ro

sources, to the rebottoming, on district and Sir Henry Pollock is columns, who wants the soldiers ng distinction of possessing the sant outing to a drowsy Hilpa and

Shallum in the days before the saner modern principles of a bull- to be congratulated upon the suc in the middle of the commercial Where other countries have bro-flood, but' man's mortal stretch is ding. ancient Indeed; but whose cess attending his endeavours to and residential area? And in this greased China has receded. For now sadly curtailed and the wide- solid oid timbers and beautiful old awake officials and men of business architecture are well worth the re-open the subject. We display connection the contention has material backsliding she is a world

propping, are well worth ther in this Colony a very convenient been advanced that it is desirable part. Although alluelon to canals of the present day demand to waste

has no direct bearing

as little time as possible while upon our

services of pile-driver and masɔn.. spirit which takes us, without from the viewpoint of defence, to theme, we would submit, for betaking themselves from one post question, whither we are led, and have the military where they are. analogy's sake, that in England, in to another, from business centres in the past we have always been With this we do not agree. The the 17th century, hardly a single to places of production. Ratiways navigable canal had oven been will not suffice. These are indeed, fairly ready to any "yes" when military could be better and more | projected. In Chinn,

the the great arteries of communica- officialdom has said "yes.", This happlly accommodated anywhere contrary,

tion, but velns and capillary vessels back да century B.C. the are necessary to make trade circul spirit was regrettably manifest the other side of King's Park, Imperial Canal was begun and In, ate with speed to and from those in connection with the matter where they would have more room 1285 a mighty artificial river con- arteries. Villages and town should under discussion. The Govern- for training, housing and recrea- nected Tientsin with Hangchow, be linked by networks of such ex- of the cellency as to make travelling and ment said it was too late to pro- tion, and if ever their services But mark the directions

and Afty,

easy', transportation rapid, change. One hundred vide for a playground in the were actually required at Kow-

cheap. years sufficed for private enterprise į Kowloon Point district, and most loon Point- very unlikely hap-to intersect England with water. It is all important that crafts- people and a part of the Fress im-pening--they could be rushed to ways while in China official neglect men and fishermen, workers in From day to day in the "Chinn had allowed portions of the Grand pottery and workers in wood, Mall" appear half a dozen questions mediately bleated "too late" too. that spot by motor transport in a Canal to be so silted with mud as farmers and raisers of stock should of a general nature, for which Arose, however, Sir Henry with really short while. So much for to be no longer effective. Similar find favourable marketa for their acknowledgment is due to the the light of battle in his eyes and that line of argument. The more ly, in England, even

toward the wares, their produce, their animala, "Dally Sketch," Answers will be his nostrila breathing fire, and as we think of that military site the close of the 17th century, the rond quickly congested and glutted, the found on page 9 of this issue.

were in the most wretched condi- 4 result the authorities have had greater grows the conviction of tion and travelling was insufferably supply is greater than the demand1. The difference, between treacle the good sense to pursue their in- its desirability as a playground slow. On the great roads, ruts and the poor labourer who has vestigations further. Just how and park to serve the acknow-were many and deep, the descents borna the heat of the day receives far they will pursue them remains ledged needs of Kowloon

steep, and the ways poorly con- but a pittance for the work of his structed was to carcely dls. hands. How, then, can he con- tingulanable, In the dusk, from the tribute even his mite towards the door and fen through which they support of government towards Fan The motor cars, which now the education of his children? How glide, with little folt or Jarefrom can he secure those little conven-

lences amenities of

son.

DEATH.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 1, 1928.

A KOWLOON LUNG.

to be seen. It must strike them

with an appreciable degree of

force, wo imagine, that there is

Yesterday's Tragedy.

an earnest call for

The assassination yesterday

very worst system of roads.

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b. In what city was the frat street tramway, in Europe operated

ground, and a call for something afternoon of so well-known and one end of the oventry to the other uncen mand, apstol the harmony and a Which country groves the most-

more than a playground.

Hysan has naturally cause a has been wrought. A few centuries contentment of every household;

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