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DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE

hore

HONG KONG

By MARGARET BRADBURY

ly every tenement is either a shop

or

The Paris Conference

By W. N. EWER

Bigner De Gasperi's speech to

worluhop. Through lack...of. planning and direction the fac- the Faris Peace Conference raised, tories are competing with houses and deliberatoly zaited, the whole issue of the character of the peaco for building sites and further add-treaties. He

protested ing to the congestion and con- | the

draft

boing fusion. Any new plan for the re- and argued that Italy should bo building of the city must take treated far more

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What will the city of Hong Kong bu liko twenty five years from today? This question. put to a prominent town architect here yesterday brought sugges tions for a rebuilding which Reporters & General Office 82812. perhaps the town plannel now

adequate ventilation. from

Perhaps on his way out (four lines)

England, may consider when he the best solution would be to into joint consideration the pro- belligerent than as an ex-enemy: construct high, widely spaced ton of industry and housing. and that in any caso ako should embarks on his survey.

apartment blocks wherever tho

Hong Kong obviously needs an be brought, as it wore, Into part- As long ago as 1517 the necessity for housing high don-

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land the city should also possces at Other spokesmen World issued by Phillip II liberate of Spain read:-A Common spaces for recreation purposes, least one art gallery and museum. satellites took the same line. In-

concert hall deed.

ono emerged from the shall be assigned to the town community services and parking A theatre and

and provide all the mould also be added to the list of speeches with a slightly bewilder- of such size that, although the spaces,

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many had never had any allies at It is very doubtful whether the all and that the chief part in her may always be aufhelent space and view.

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There are many signs that the French Communists have not re- covered from the severe check they received in the recent elections. Until this check was administered, they showed a self-confidence in their actions and propaganda which had a somewhat demoralis ing effect upon all the right-wing political forces. Now, disconcerted by the fact that they are no longer the largest party in the Assembly, they seem to be playing their cards with much less than their former flair. By contrast and as a direct result of this, the right-wing forces

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have a Hong Kong cannot Common next to the crowded arcas but it could have & fino waterfront with garden recres- tion space. Picture an elegant waterfront with paved gardens laid out, with trees and shrubs and seats, giving all those in the tense sections of Victoria an opportunity of recreation

It is not sug the sea front, gested that lawns should

fald because the Chiness Colin has no respect for them but a few

might erected.

fountains

the

necessary

1

In all the crowded streets of Hong Kong to-day, noise, dirt and noxious fumes greet the eyes and nostrila and it is only by going up can get a fair height that one away from these nuisances,

The housing altuatiori la of course, very acute, but schemes

aro carried out they will remedy are being considered and if they this in a few years. In 1935 a. Housing Commission was set up and produced a very fine report dealing with re-housing Hong W. H. Owen's statement it is said Kong's poorer areas. But in Mr.

for the ex-

er the construction of an under-garded as her satellites.

ocean-going water tunnel. The ships all discharge their cargous on the Kowloon aide and they are carried into the interior of Chian by rail and road.

Many obvious improvements are necessary too on tho Kowloon alde. The xatiread etation seems to be in the wrong place at pre ent, are shipping facilities could be much improved.

For the service to and from the are needed, and an architectural Island more modern ferry boats

should take the

that the provision of adequate ferry termini bc housing for the poorer

cannot be left to private enter-tures on both sides of the water,

It is rather, thọ anmo in Ger- many or in Austria, where it is now curiously difficult to find janybody who was not an oppoent

of the Nazi regime.

Part Overplayed

In fact, I think gil theso spokoa- men have rather overplayed their part. They have produced a cor tain irritated reaction. It is ons thing that we should remember

that

the contribution which some of the them made in the last period of

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war when it was obvious the Allies

were going to be vic- classes place of the present hideous strue orious and that Germany, was

doomed to defeat.

Italian tribution, in

in particular, wa In spite of the natural prise unassisted. If the housing is Transport in the Colony could

importantne. But as a are counter-attacking with skill beauty of the Island except for to conform to acceptable standarda be very much better. One would basis for argument that Italy

like to see the trama abolished, should be treated the short frontage between the the return on capital will not be

in conference naval base and the post office, sufficient to attract private enter- and a really efficient bus service rather as a co-beli kerent than as we must admit that the water-prise. The return on capital nor-run on both sides of the water.

an ex-enemy, it would have been impressive had it come while moro front now is extremely ugly.mally expected by private enter apart from a supply of taxi cabs,

prise can only be achieved by But whother all the work in the issue was still in the balance. To realise this it is only neces overorowding in houses which are volved in this suggested plan for

This distinction, too, between sary to compare it with Shang- below acceptable standards.

a now and modern Hong Kong hai, Manila and Singapore.

surely would be done in

Tathor 25 years is The great bulk of Hong Kong extremely unlikely. At the pre- industries are still of the "home" sent rate of progress it will be variety. The ground floor of near-mare like one hundred years.

The monotonous repetition of small squero boxes is mainly due to the building rules, and perhaps the most urgent need

reconstruction regarding

ic Hong Kong today is the revi sion of the building rules which cramp the style of any planna with imagination.

Prince's

of

the

TO-DAY IN EUROPE

By

RANDOLPH CHURCHILL

ftake in taking up this case. The on the site of the present as some people have nationing introduced at the

given

travelled in

all

fict!

punitive peaco" and a a "peace of Justice in tious one.

After

all Bystems of justice do include a provision far punishment ΟΙ offences against the code. And the prin elple so often formulated during the period of the recent war that

nations committing

Any

our na-

and courage: A notable example of this new tendency was scen when the Communists tried to carry a resolution in the Assembly forbidding Paul Reynaud, France's Premier at the time of the Battle of France, from taking his seat as the newly elected de- puty for Dunkirk, The Commun. ists were unable to suggest that there had been any irregularity in the conduct of the election. The gravamen of their charge against

aggression must by penalised in How hungry is the world? Inj

order

to make it clear that Reynaud was that it was he who,

BKKTCS- Europe really on the edge of star-

alon

does not pay was a perfectly In the opinion as Premier, had invited Marshal

vation? Millions of people all

sound one. "Nor is it possible to Petain into the Government and architect, Statue Square should over the world are agitated by

draw A sharp distinction between Hong Kong's civic, these questions and, particularly had appointed Gen. Maxime Wey- become

governments and peoples. The with the whole of in Britain and the United States,

Teni caso for lanient treatment of Commander-in-Chief of centre, gand as

tom Italy-and the others is a pur the French forces. The Commun- the governmental departments are anxious to do all they can to Englishman cares ists made a profound tactical mis. housed in a tall building, say help if the situation is as critical Ono of the factors which helpedly practical one, Nor would Italy Britain to play an effective role for example seem to have much was the fair system ground for complaint. in the During the last three Queen's Building.

I have enabled Reynaud, who is a bril- Building, the next alte on the tries in Western Europe and have set in 1898 and still in force

coun- of

out- many coun- | 94.

to- Territorial Clauses liant parliamentarian, to vindicate waterfront would be an ideal tries

irst the territorial himself from calumnies that have one for a really modern hotel, used my best endeavour to find the day. Countries which were over- Tako,

Truc. to these

qucations. I run and occupied by the Germans clauses.

sho loses tho been persistently directed against or if there is to be a Municipal Answers

were in a very different altuation Alpina communes of Tenda and reasons, were Briga'to France. But unwisely hin and, at the same time, to carry Council, for the Council's build- cannot bonestly pretend that I can

a conclusive answer, but one and, for various thing I am sure about is that, unable or unwilling to introduce 48 the fight into the Communists' ings,

of us think-aho h many The remaining structure in hoh much hardship exists, the affective rationing after they

they had allowed to keep the South Tyrol, camp. And at the end of a very

Neutral the square, the Hong Kong predictions that millions are about been liberated.

coun- despite

the nationality and the lively debate, Reynaud's position Club, could be rebuilt to a much to die of starvation have been trica Jik

like Sweden, Fire and wishes of its mainly Austrian was sustained by a very large greater height and include a grossly exaggerated,

Switzerland have norminal gye- population. Signor De Gaspari'a tems majority, no one voting against sports rendezvous and residen-

of rationing, but the ration plea for ethale justice would have As one who has always aspired in most cases is go lavish that been him except the Communists. Not tial quarters. Squash courts

bad bo been more convincing sation corda are a pure formality, voluntarily offered to code these reluctance. There is only the right-wing deputies but and indoor sports might be ar- to be a "good European," I write

this with

The fact really is that Europe Austrian districts to Austria. all of the Popular Republicans ranged on the upper floors,

certainly much suKering, so one

is not as short of food as some As regards Triasto And tho Another improvement Bug-naturally feels disinclined to say and Socialists supported Reynaud's

anything which may persuade people have suggested. Natural-Yugoslav Zrontier. bis talk of

when the government of any solution "which maims 13, sight to sit in the Assembly. Thus, gested is the removal of the for the first time since the libera. naval base to the other side of countries with large surpluses of country is asked to estimato Itational

the harbour, giving more land food that there is no

nced of

requirements for any to minimum tion of France, the Communists for

increased shipments to given period there Also development.

the greatly were completely isolated from all parade ground could be taken Europe. At the same time, it tend

tendency to exaggerate Of all posed sattlement is in any way the causes of other parties. And this on an issue over, developed and so planned would be dishonest reporting if I tende

popularity, none

none is so potent as a

a Italy. It may be a good one or of their own choosing. Apart from to give an easy approach from were to conceal the fact that a

Voeux Road to

shortage of food among the popu. a bad one Garden moro equitable distribution of food defending successfully his right to De

a bad one. It may or may not sit in the Assembly, Reynaud was Road, which is the main access in most of the countries of West-lation. A prudent government is Prove workable in practice. But tern Europe would greatly al-bound, therefore, to make its quite certainly it is an attempt able to clear himself from much to the upper levels.

leviate current conditions.

plans on the basis of providing to find a practical compromiso. The most urgent rebuilding The fact must of the atmosphere of prejudice problem of Hong Kong contres Britain is the only European God is determined to punish the American and

be faced that for all contingencies but, unicas And at any rate the British, which has surrounded his name around what may be called the country where a serious attempt is wor

world for its folly, not all these are pretty much what one night ich proposals for so long. He did this with slum areas. The new type of made to divide the available re- contingencies will arise.

have expected to have boon much wit. It's long been held house suggested for the working sources evenly among the popula- Last year's European harvest duced by some quite impartial against him that he coined the classes provides for every tlon, irrespective of income. This

was largely

apolled by drought. body which was not taking at all slogan popularized during the cubicle to have a window, and is not a question' on which any There is same danger that this into account the fact that Yugo- year's harvest may be spoiled by slavia was an ally, Italy an ex- {"pliony war"-"We shall win be-

too much rain. But if there is enemy during the most critical cause we are the stronger." "What

By Dick Turner

A

reasonable

amount of aunahing years of the war. The Yaroslava fought I to have said?" asked Rey-

in the next few weeks, there will feel fiercely and bitterly that this naud. "We shall be beaten be-

certainly be bumper crops in both fact has been left out of all rec Italy and France..

koning

Emotionally, they have cause we are the weaker?" The

One factor which is seldom a case. Signor De Gasperi was implications of Reynaud's victory

taken into account by those whose on false grounds when he tried to go much deeper than his own per-

painful duty it is to assess the argue against the suggested plan sonal situation. That the Com-

food noeds of the world is the on the grounds of principle and munists should find themselves

extent to which European pou In terms of rhetoric. isolated is a very interesting sign,

sants are stil hoarding supplies. But what is much more important

A peasant who takes his pigs or cattle to market gets in return is that all parties save the Com-

dublous-looking paper money, with though the final decision is delay

her ***** #d--losa munists indicated support of the

which he can buy next to nothing tolonies. But here again, the rea historic principle that the people

in the shops and which he has noon is not a "punitive" one. It and the people alone should choose.

Incentive to savo as it will pro- their parliamentary representa- tives. If parliaments had the right to invalidate the election of members whose political opinions or antecedents they disliked, a formidable instrument of govern- ment, tyranny would have been forged.

This issue was fought out in the 18th century in England when government supporters repeatedly declared the election of Joha Wilkes by the borough of Middle- sex to be null and void, and three times ordered fresh elections to be held. The only result, was that Wilkes was returned ch time with a larger mafority. 11. became a popular, hero, and Parliament was eventually forced to acquiesce in bis taking his seat. It is a fine. thing for popular Institutions everywhere that a similar design, in France should have been so firmly repulsed.

CARNIVAL

want to apologize for the appearance of the rumpus Elmo and I were busy down here the other night

shing out #: few household problems r

la always

government

into our floty and bites

is more rhetoric. Nor can he reasonably claim that the pro-

un- based on the idea of punishing

French

Hux

African Colonies. Italy will almost certainlysn

North African

bably lose half its value in the sternly practical consideration next few months. So he natural-

ly is inclined to stay at home and at feast ensure that he and his family-cat-walli

that

Italian

to

any attempt to restore authority under whatovor

use would almost cortainly load opposition and te on the part of the There seems to be no means of pen

Arabs is

Thai would be so 10 dealing with this situation by gov

provoke new confilet, and to ortument decree or police activity. Pro

with the onfront the Italians The only cure is an increase a task of again subduing by fores

conbutors goods, which would give the peasant soms incentive to

sell ha stocic. · If- tho' stownaman them try ·

is to eat better, he must work har- der and make more of the goods

which once before took twenty years to conquer,

the Indeed, only provisions the

which can in any way "punitive" ra

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of which the countryman has bo providing for pasmont of

serious peod,

those

reparations

and for the surrender

In France, production is rising the Allies of a a portion of the but is still handicapped by the Italian Flect. shortage of coal. It is one of The reparations clauses don the tragedies or war that its stitute, then, the only

real tanlah- price has to be met for many ment. Italy, as it were, gets off fighting is over, with a And even that fine la aine.

youra

It looks

ler

let the line and win for practical "sconsinis pur- have bald the farmaas, park of Doss-to be so Hralbod that aho their bill. From now ani-reduvery can pay it without endangering or ought to be much more rapid delaying tier economic recovery. and, barring any major politica have taken Italy a mi fer- upheaval, France should be able ample. The same considerations by next year to provide a decant apply with equal fores to the other life Lordailyher people

"ux-ustallites.