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KOWLOON RESIDENTS

ASSOCIATION.

THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.

MOTOR ROADS"

Having already referred to the ques-

THE "LIGHTING OF KOWLOON. "The third subject. I have new to dwell upon is that of Lighting. The amountfien of an improved systers of convoyance, providul for in the current year's Ext-1-now have to ruler, das briefly, to the mates for lighting in Kowloon la 820,000 | kindegi subject of Motor Roads Tro an as compared with 821,500 for 1919, ronvinced that there are more urgent reduction of $1,500, In such a rapidly needs In this Colony, and, in Kowloon, growing district na Kowloon there should for that matter, but the Association ap not be any curtailment of expenditure precintes what the Goverumbus has dono under this head. Your Committes has, by opening up so much of the mainland hy therefore, prepared' a 'chart of additional means of wide thoroughfares. We feel, hights which it proposes to request the however, that it would be a true economy Covirament to instal without delay, and were the Government to pursue a policy it would submit that provision should be of macadamising all these roads as opper- made in the Estimates for the easing unity: presents itself, thus avoiding the year for such other lights as may suggest constantly recurring expenditura eptiled themselves in the course of the next twelve by repairing the damage which usually inonths. Another point in connection with reults after a heavy rainfaje An extraordinary general meeting of the Government should extend its heartiest sap the question of lighting in Kowloon is Kowloos Residents Association was held port to the originators of such a systems, the excessive charge of 35 cents per unit yesterday evening at the Kowloon Britisk even though it may be of the most modest for electric current, as against only 18 School, Mr. B. L. Frost presided, and pretensions at its inception, providing, of cents in Hongkong. The time is most there were also present the following mem- course, that with experience and increased opportune for the Government and Kow exten-loon consumers seriously to consider what bers of Committee, Capt. FT. Wheeler, patronage, improvements and Dr. Strahan, Dr. E. Taylor Men. C. His would be introduced to render is pressure may be exercised to persuade the in dealing with the matter of accommoda Basto, LJ..Blackburn, J. Caer Clark, D. thoroughly efficient. Apart from the ques. / China Light and Power Company to ro- tion for athletic pursuits: Kowloon por

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IMPORTANT PUBLIC MATTERS DISCUSSED.

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per unit.

THE POLICING OF "KOWLOON.

ATHLETIC GROUNDS.” Phe objects of this Association aro sufficiently comprehensive to include within their purrier a subject conducive to the physical development of the youth of the districts, and I now have much pleasures

J. Hanscom, A. Hicks, Johnstone, E. J. tion of site, the greatest obstacles to the duce its charges, not only for light but

there is still no suitable accommodation far Norunha, J. Parsons, T.. Petrie, O. A. da tinction of detached and self-contained also for heating and motor power. There verlies for many forms of sports but. Roz F. P. Shroff, F. P. de V. Soares, kod dwelling-hauser is the excesive cast of con- are already numerous industrial factories the youth of the peninsula to indulge in " W. Jackson (Hon. Secretary and Treestruction; not necessarily of materials, bus motor power nie ucih heating and the popular game of football. When it in

*: power, at over 75 cents per uni owing to the unreasonable provisions of the the price charged in Hongkong), there realised that during the coming season Public Health and Buildings Ordinance would be a furtcer increase in the number there will be two Football Clubs at Kor

of factories ein Kowloon. Sooner or loan, namely, the Kowloon Football Club The President said:-

and the vexatious restrictions of the Build later, an electric tram atom will have Gentlemen, One of the objects of

ing Authority. Your Committee would to be established in Kowloon, and no and the Club de Recreio, both of which this Association is to consider, and,

gladly welcome a declaration from the doubt atrangronts could be made for will be entered in the League (the former the installation of a large electric plant little facilities for practice, and absolutely in the first division) and that they have fit thought desirable, to make repre

Government that it would be prepared to with the requisite capacity to cope with nene, for a home match the small Tentations to the Government with regard

grant extensive modification of the Ordi at futura demands at a reasonable rate undersiarli ́piece of an.urled land to the to the annual financial Estimate.

uance in question, in order to permit of

Fast of the Diocesan School being unsuit- Kowloon and its adjacent terris,

able for either purpos, it will be readily the erection of wooden dwelling.houses.

I now come to the question of "law and needed that the subject, is worthy of this meeting has, therefore been convened These would not only be less expensive to order as enforced by the Police. Some promotion. It has been suggested that a -in order to give all members of the Asso-build, but your Committee learns from time ago it was 'advocated that the Land piece of the vacnat land to the cast of '• ciation an opportunity for submitting any those having experience of such buildings in he maintained separately. This, your hom Station in a waitherly diree ion, and Water Police Kowloon, Point should the Hailway Lines, extending from Hung. puggestions which they may think the Com the most trying climates that their stability efected, and it trusts that the advisability matches bring played simultaneously, be Committed understands, bus Bot been where the is ample space for three fmittee should make to the Government is beyond question. It should not be too of such a course will not be lost sight of cleared and spportioned to the wo The Committee, as you will presentle learn much to expect the Government to ercopa by the Government, especially in view of Kowloon Clubs. The League fixtures for has already considered and discussed four of such houses, for sale or for rent, not the extension of the Land Police duties the coming season will probably be so various subjects, and I propose to outline only to serve as models but also to give Fire Brigade Station, which is gradually, every Saturday, afternoon

due to the inauguration of the Kowloon heavy that even by playing mix matches * Happy | jis views before calling upon you to expresan exact iden of their cost. It will be if somewhat turdily, approaching comple- Valley the engagements cannot be played

Your Committee, the, efcre, con your opinion on these questions. It should remembered that the Government a few that. It is not fia exaggeration to state off

that the European

in the fidently hopes that the anggestion of an however, be understood that the Committee years go erected several of these houses thoroughfares of horloon is surveyed na allotment of ground being mad, by the will be glad to hear the views of any at. Taipo, some of which were subsequentis rara vis; and I understand that, re- Government in Kowloor for the playing cently there were only two European of football matches will be carefully con- 'member present, and that all points raised disposed of as pinces of residence to private constables available for patrol duty, which, widered,

will receive the earnest consideration of citizens. Should the Government be dis of course reflects the law-abiding nature

CENA PUBLIC ARCADIA A repeat that enterprise, it the Water Police complains, but we would been fu need for a Pabile hall in Kow-

inhabitants. We do not consider the Committer, and, if deemed advisable posed to

A vexed question Immedia.ely affecting within the howloon Hosidents Association ba withmitted to the "Government

world, satisfy a public need by at the scope of our activities, but

THE PROPOSED KOWLOON HOSPITAL

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Instituting enquiries regarding certainly press for an increase in the won. One of the most a.rious obstacles

anmer caltrength of the Land Police, not this Ascociation had to surmount at t only of Kowloon Point, but alw of Laumati inception as the lack of a meeting place is the Kowloon Hospital. As the result of houses to local requirements. Buildings and at all stations in the New Territories in howloon The St. Andrew's Church. While upon, this subject, I would take Hal could only be obtained for Church correspondence on this subject, we were re of this type are to be found in numerous the opportunity to refer to the lack of purposes, and the Kowloon Brit ah School quested by the Government to express sites throughout the world where the application the regulations governing may only be used for educational purposes. upinana as to the most suitable size for a ravages of the white aat are equal and the apparent to.al lack of any regula of a member of the Committee, it was the launch traffic at Kowloon Police Pier After sundry gathering at the residence hospital in Kowloon. A sub-committee of endured. They present a picturesque tiens governing the traffic on the ronds. decided to transfer to Hongkong, where, this Association composed of Drs. Balean spectacle in the suburbs of Shanghai, With regard to his former, much trouble through the kindness ano her member of and Strahan and the Han; Secretary, wa Singaporu, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and avoidable inconvenience to persona, Commitee we were enabled 10 freely use Mania, and even in the larger cities of using launches could be prevented by the big gites for our meetings. About three appointed to report upon the mintier, and Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and observance of the regulations governing weeks ago, we applied to the Government it suggested a site envering about 20 acres Japan Koren und vormen, nut to the use of this pier. Erequently as may for permission to hold this meeting in this meation Java-places where generally be observed, launebes lie alongside the pier building, and the Government, in its and embracing & hill lying between the similar, if not more exacting, elima.io.con- steps idly waiting, for some

unknown

reply, stated that, while it would not ditions roads from Kowloon City to Shamshaipo Urdiusues regarding the thiennes, and launches waiting to go alongside. The sent of the Director of Education,

Prevail.

The provisions of the reason, to the great inconvenience of piler refuse our application, subject to the co- and from Waterloo Roud to Kowloon City. height of walls must also be considerably worst offenders in this regard, are the considered as a general rule to be undesire The Association has received a communi-mod.fied; at so far as howloon Water: Palic, and it is to be hoped that able that educational buildings should be suburbs a concerned. Such a conclz, the pract is of monoffolising the accom- used for purpose be catim from the Government stating that it rent attitude on the part of the Governmodation of the only public landing place education, and it expressed in hope that cupsiders that the site referred to is the net aould at once encourage the large on the peninsula will be discontinued in future the Association would be able to most suitable for purposes of the Kowloon number of residents who are enger and With farier reference to convenient land, make other arrangements, now ankes ready to remove to the autaarts of how ing places on the Peninsula we invite the this opportunity of publicly expressing Hospital, and that questions of detail are toon, this helping not only to solve the Government's attention to the desirability our deep sense of gratitude to the Goc under consideration. 1s now re

remains for housing problems but also to develop the for undisturbed ingress and egress for ertiment

And to the Director of us to vigorously urge upon the Government Kowloon Peninsula and its environs to destrian traffic on the Kowloon Wharves | Education for what is undoubtedly a that no time should be lost in clearing the the undoubted enhancement of the attrac. The numerous liners using these wharves i concession, and I trust lint before our site, preparing the plans, and inviting tiyenes of the Colony, Your Committee demand that better facilities be obtained next general meeting we shall be able tenders, for the construction of the hospital anticipate that objections would be raised for the pamper traffic to and from these hold it in a Kowloon Public Hall, I abou In the event of the Public Works Depart by the Government experts to all or any vessels, the safety of life and limb being take the

the Portunity to mention that dar nent considering that it will be fully of the proposed modifications of the Public the primary consideration

transactions of this Aviation with the Government, we have invariably occupied with various other important Health and Buildings Ordinance, but the "THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC. LTD

been accorded a most cordial works during the ensuing year, we regard time has now arrived when the Public There appears to be no proper regula.

reception, it as desirable that the whole of the opera Works Department should be expected to pion of the trade on the roads. At the and that we have been greatly impresseri tions included in this work should be im-render every and equal assistance to the Ferry Wharf an Indian constable makes with the uniform courtesy and kindness of mediately entrusted to one of the local general public, as well as to all architects things wors, than they need be, and at the Mr. A. G. M, Fletcher, C.B.E., the Hon- firms of architects, as bus been done in and comfractors. The sanitary provisions Tamp opposite the Dairy Farm there is ourable Colonial Secretary to whom, in

of the Ordinanca which safeguard, the

a. Chines on point duty who seldom Treatmeasure we are indebted for* such as the Leighton Hill quarters, for it requirements, regarding the structural that spot. Motor cars and motor bicycles hope to learn in the dear future that bei

nevar to subordinate oficers. We trust that the Gov ernment will pursue this course, as the strength of materials the thickness of race up and down the roads at speeds has been appointed to, the substantiva post

of atores could certainly well over 30 miles per hour, and no one

of & Colonial Begetary of the Colony need for the hospital is of extreme be relaxed so far as exclusively European attempts to stop them although they are (Applause)

walla, and height dwellings fore éöncerned., However, driving to the danger of the public. On brought together; if the publie spirit of If the Kowloon community is to be THE HOUSING PROBLEM Solicitous the Government may be for the the Taipo Road there are numerous signs which this Association is an index, is to The next question we have to consider is safety of the occupants of such dwellings, warning motorists at what speed to drive, be fostered, and if work for the general the Housing Problem. It has been some surely, if the prospective house-owners are but in Kouloon, excepting those recently well-being is, to be effective, it is center" what disappointing that the correspondence Prepared to invest their capital in such erected at the Children's Playground,tial that a public mesting place bo pre- which has passed, between the Government pes of buildings, it is a matter for there are none, not even in the vicinityvided, or, in the alternative, that the and the Association regarding the housing satisfied that they will experienes no diff the schools. We would commend this Association not having received a reply to of such investment by insurance and milay Regulations de Hongkong to be gently affording the Government every liberally coda. Association, not having resiverete culty in obtaining a ready appraise sont atter to the Government to be dealt with existing accommodation be the any of the

uzgently and to place Kowloon under fied, in order to permit of this body its last lottoy on the subject, dated April mortgage companies.

Buch buildings 20th, 1920. Your Commitice is fully con- would be well within the means of, & large looked after by a special Trafic inspector assistance in matters immediately affecting vinced that the problem would not present number of the members of this Association with the necessary police under him,

Kowloon and the adjacent territory. any difficulty if the Government would only Furthermore, the amount involved being extend its encouragement to "that-large | comparatively small others would prob- Another subject that bas engaged ourDUCATION, SAS catego

The important subject of education is now number of Kowloon residents who are eager ably experience little difficulty in obtain- attention is Drainage. Complaints.com and ready to build their own dwelling ing the necmary financial assistance from tinue to be received of the offensive amella being gone into by rob-committee

There are innumerable suitable their employers. In this connection, your from the drains in Kowloon, the usual sentations will be gade to the Can- building lots along the Taipa Rood, on the Committee is of the opinion that the Govindication that something is aging with that at the earliest possible moment. new road from Kowloon City to Mong Kok rnment should give the necessary lead to systems. Investigations by the Bositary Tsui, and at Kowloon Tong and Ho Mun the principal firms of the Colony by pro- authorities do not appear to have resulted Owing to circnstances over which we had Tin. These sites would he readily taken up viding residences for all its subordinate in tracing the evil to its soures and we no control we have been obliged to drop if obtainable at a cost of not more than 6 personeel, which would but form a desir would, therefore, suggest that the Sani- the question of an amateur band to plas cents per square foot, This is quite a able extension of its scheme to provide tary Department and the Public

in public in Kowloons reasonable agure, as some of the most suit quarters for its officers. Your Committee Department make a joint and exhaustivo AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

it a matter for regret that the survey of Kowloon's drainage system with able site at the Peak, ghower, Raid, individual has been entirely ignored view to discovering and removing the I now come

come to a subject

bice which the A and nt. Pokfulam are being advertised in the allocation of $1,000,000 under the chose for complaint, thereby safeguarding ciation is introducing for the first tale by the Government at only 12 cents Government Building Loan Scheme. Is the public health. We would also urge for the consideration of the Government per square foot. But the Government just views with apprehension the fixing of this the Government to take advantage of the namely Agriculture For Ponsota which first of all provide easy and inexpensive further power in the hands of the land pending visit of Sir Charles Fitzmaurice, it would not be politic to ert out in detail, means of communication. However, ces lords, particularly after the repayment of a noted drainage expert to report upon your Committee consider that a begim. sary and desirable an electric tram system the loans by the latter, having in mind the Colony's present system of sowage dis- ning should be made to render the Colony may be in the future, the immediate need the continued growth of the Colony. It posal. There is an abundant water supply self-supporting in the matter of fresh * Kowloon in for a system of motor-basen may be pointed out that one of the local on the peninsula, and with a proper vegetables poultry and meat. A right. which is pre-requisite to prospective Estate Companies having obtained a large system of sewerage and drains it should step in this direction would be for the houseowners embarking upon the erection loan from the Cavernment at a very low not be too much to expect that the present Government to help the Chinese if dwelling housesThere is perhaps no rate of interest has Intely old 11-of-its antiquated burice bem--would-b

1-be re--of-bambia means within the Edany and is immeviiste prospect of a profitable return houses to private individuals charging the pissed in the near future by the "flush dependencies by the aimml expedient af for any individual or company promoting lather as much n 3 and 6 per cent, for system, to the benefit of the health and advancing money to enable them to pay such system of conveyance, and your the mortgage af same, a case of large for the greater convenience of Kowloon for improved, agricultural implements and Commitice, therefore, advocate that the profit and quick returu.

touseholders,

to supply them with good germinating seeds

urgency.

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DRAINAGE. AAA

Works

THE NEED OF A BAND.

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