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THE CHINA MAIL,

CORRESPONDENCE

RENTS PROBLEM

BOY SCOUTS

HARD LABOUR FOR ASSAULT

D.B.S. STUDENT WHO WAS STRUCK WITH A HAMMER

SEQUEL TO ROBBERY

That the whole affair looked as

(To the Editor of the "China Mail"]

Sir,-In connection with the Coming- of Aga concert to be given by the Boy Scouts Association at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, some details re- if it had been premeditated was garding the new training centre at the remark made by Mr. T. S. Haiwan Bay may be of general inter-

dst.

[To the Editor of "China Mail.") Sir,-Reverting to the question of high rents and extortionate landlorda, "Common Sense" is labouring under grave misappre hension when he attempts to label the Rent Problem Committee na "self-appointed" and "self-antia- fled. Far be it from the truth and "Common Sense" may as woll dispel such erroneous ides from his mind and understand once for all that the Committee has bean elected at a meeting of staunch

Detective-Inspector Fallon stat In Britain and the Colonies where ed that the parties did not want supporters and sympathisers, the number of whom has by this timecouting is definitely on a very big to say much of the affair and a been augmented to more than 50 ting, permanent training camps the student was the only one to for Scouters and prospective Scout- commercial and labour

masters have been introduced. These give evidence against apart from individuals and shop training courses have been divided in defendant, and as he had gone keepers.

The rent problem, that suitable grades for elementary and ad-away, he would ask for the dis- vanced Scouting, and have proved to charge of the man. This was is expected to be the piece de re- sistance on the part of the Chin be beneficial to all concerned.

granted. ese landlords, has therefore come into existence by virtue of the support of various organisations, each of which is composed of Rev- eral thousands to ten thousand

at Whyte-Smith

the Kowloon Since the inception of Scouting in Magistracy to-day when three the Colony some years ago, it has al- Chinese faced him on charges of ways been found that, although great assaulting Lo Kin-chi (20), a keenness has been shown by the vari- Chinese boy of the Diocesan Boys' floor of 507. ous Scoutmasters and instructors, in School at the first toany cases some of the finer peints Nathan Read. in Scouting have at times been missed.

unions,

the third

The best known of these training Further, Inspector Fallon said centres, in Gilwell Park, situated a that the first defendant was ar- few miles from London, was given to rested on Saturday night by a dia- the Scout movement 10 years ago.

Courses here are arranged throughout triet watchman and gave informa- the year, and cover every branch of tion which finally led to the ar- members.

Scouting,

(Cubbing, Scouting and rest of all the robbers. The present Committee elected Rovering). During the years this cen-

Hit by Hammer at a preliminary gathering in tre has been in existence, It is doubt- During the attempted robbery necessarily pro tempore in charful whether there are many countries on December 4 at 7 a.m.. It will acter, and there will be a perman-in the world who have not had re- be recalled that the student of ent one appointed at a plenary presentatives attend the courses at the D.B.S. was injured about the

Gilwell Park,

attempts had

conference of all the organtou-

After two previous

head rather seriously with ham- tions interested in the rent pro

mors, which necessitated his stay- blem in the very near future. It proved unsatisfactory to create some

form of training camp in the Colony, ing at the Kowloon Hospital for all goes to show that thera la a

Barker's Bungalow was put up for eight days. revulsion of opinion growing up rate. This site was already well Inspector Fallen pointed out rapidly in the Colony against ex-known to most Scouts in the Colony that the whole trouble must have tortionate landlords and there is as a good Camping ground. So steps been premeditated as the amah a determination to go into the were taken by the Association to get had left the front door of the root of things, to satisfy the the opinion of the medical and rant-house open that morning. tenants whether high rents aretary experts as to its suitability as a The whole trouble was over an traceable to supply and demand training centre. This proved to be quite 18 years old school girl, who, satisfactory. The site eventually be resulting from growth of trade or due to artificial inflation brought on by wild speculators. If it is found to be the former cause, the Committee will have done its work; if It should turn out to be the latter, the Committee woula spare no efforts to appeal to the Government in potting a stop to such ruinous speculation affect ing the trade of the Colony. Then, we will surely see. that the lot of the speculative and extortion- ate landlords will not be a happy

one.

"Common Sense" admits only half of the truth, when he says

"many are caught when reactions set in," but omits to tell us that after-me-the-deluge sort of affair usually causes incalculable harm to the innocent. In the present issue of speculative landlords, al- though they might ultimately get caught in their own toils, they

also would make the innocent mer-

chants suffer as well.

"Common Sense" also forgets

|

came the property of the Boy Scouts though she had actually seen the Association on August 1, 1929. Since assault in the rear cubicle, did not that date tions have been carried out, in the

certain number of renova- want to say much about the affair. The injured nian has since left lungalow, which is to be used as a the Colony. lecture room. A large amount of the The two men pleaded guilty to surplus undergrowth has been clear- the assault. ed away. Portions of the camp have

Inspector Fatlon mentioned that

been marked out for the various Scout the assault was a serious one, in- sections. The water system is to indeed, and probably was an attempt proved.

From the foregoing it will be seen

to kill Lo Kin-chi. that this training centre is really in-

Addressing the two defendants, tended to become an asset to the his Worship told them that they Scout Movement in the Colony, It were particularly cowardly to 88 will be many months before the work sault a man while he was sleeping. on the site is completed.

Sentence of three months" hard labour each was passed.

The official opening of the Camp will take place on Saturday, January 11,

1930.

Yours, etc.,

Dr. COURTENAY E. SAYER.

for Hong Kong Boy Scouts'

Ansociation..

36-1

Hong Kong, Dec. 10, 1929.

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that the number of restaurants and boarding houses in the Colony possessing their own premises are

On December 9 the mistress of pas-Documentary 4 months' few and far between, and there is senger boat 056-VY was convicted by no other alternative but to remain Mr. E. W. Hamilton for the unlawful

aight in the clutches of the relentless possession of illicit opium on board On demand

On Paris- and speculative landlords, "Com-the vessel in the harbour.

She was Credits; mon Sense" can easily verify this fined $10,000 for 400 taels of raw opium and $3,600 for 10.-taels of pre- point for himself.

It appears that "Common Sense" pared opium. The alternative for the Is extremely impatient and hastynes was 12 months' hard labour. She to see the Rent Problem Commit- went to jail, tee "think of remedies of a more Constructive nature. Like every difficult problem, it takes time to investigate, to grapple with it, and find a practical solution.

Yours, etc,

FAIRNESS. Hong Kong, Dec. 15.

THE “GEISHA”

[To the Editor of the "China Mail"] Sir,May I crave the courtesy of your columns to express on the behalf of my fellow service-man and myself, our very best thanks to the Philharmonic Society for the splendid evening's entertain- ment presented to us on Friday evening at the Dress Rehearsal of "The Geisha." It is seldom that such a fine show is geen in Hong Kong, and the public should not miss the opportunity afforded to enjoy such a first class show For myself, I am going to see the show again, as I consider it well worth a second: visit; 5.

Again expressing my thanks, I am, etc.,

THOMAS ATHINE Hong Kong, December 14.

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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE. „

Opening Daily Official Quotations 16th December, 1929.

Stock.

Buyers Sellers Sales Nom

Dividend.

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194

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On New York--- An application was then made by On demand the Revenue Department for the con- Credits. fiscation of the boat, but his Worship sight gave week grace to see if there were any claim on the boat.

Wire This morning-Chief Preventive Off-On demand cer S. J. Clarke renewed the appli- cation for confiscation:

On Calcutta-a

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(Single).....

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His Worship caused the application to be announced in open Court and in On demand quired if there were any objection Aano opposition was forthcoming, Mr. Hamilton made the order..

OUR DEBT TO US.

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