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THE INCREASED RATES.

of that

we find ourselves in the unfor Mr. Meliodas: What shout the tunate position of being bore to protest special representative of the Chamber of against a non-representative Government Commerev t

imposing taxation that will decrease the The CHAIRMAN That is the only ex-

PUBLIC INDIGNATION MEETING. IN supply of houses and make tents dearer. ception Mr. McGuigan can point out to

THEATRE ROYAL.

GOVERNMENT ASKED TO RESCIND ITS

RESOLUTION.

and thereby enuse an inferior class of us. I think-and in that respect. I am building to be erected, - (Applius){ móre hopeful than Mr. McGuigan-th&t We appear to be taking ourselves very the cogent and well reasoned arguments seriously on the subject to-night, but I delivered at this farge and representa have an uncomfortable feeling that the tie public mesting will have weight Hongkong Government will take just with the Government--(applause.)-Tha about.as.much notice of us as if we were lovernment, having listened reasonably so many little boys digging and to arguments as to the operation of the ...... The meeting called by a joint com- advanced prices: paid for houses by

on seil bench when the tide is out. Stamp Bill, cannot logically refuse to witter of the Contitutional Reform investors or speculators, whatever they may be wrong and I hope events will listen and give dan weight to these argia- Association and the Kowloon Residents might be called. More houses were under Prove that I am wrong. But if I should monts As to how the Government is to Association, to protest against the inconstruction to meet the increased de-Prove to be correct, what are you going make revenue and expenditure meet, the crease of the house rates,was largely and and the tax the Government was

to do about it? What can you do about Colony is by no mean in sugh attended. The body of the Theatre, in now being asked to remit would be made.

a low tit

financial, position as to render it'neca- which the meeting was held yesterday, good-if not fally, at least to a large

A voice: Nothing.

sary to impose this 7 per cent, increase was well filled. The Hon Mr. H. E. extent-with the increase in assossable

of rutem, ac all-(applause.)--The Gov Pollock, K.C., presided.

value.-(Applause.) The Hun. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK said:-

Moreover, in the opinion of competent persons, the new Gentlemen, I have been naked, as Chair Stamp Ordinance would bring in more man of the Constitutional Reform

than the estimate.-(Applause.) Association; which' with the Kowloon Residents” Association has convened this

The Hon. Mr. CHAU SUI EI said he meeting, to take the chair this afternoon. ly endorsed the remarks of his Chinese I need hardly say I have very much colleague and strongly supported his 1 ulready an overcrowded population that the Colony is on its heam ends.

views.

+

"THE WHOLE ROG."

lion dollars, so that it cannot be said There is also the point referred to by

I

Mr. McGUIGAN: I do not think that erament will shortly be realising. from there is a single meniber of the Legiala-the sale of the old Post Offier site... ■. do not think there is one of them who one and a half and two million dollars. tive Council who really likes this tax. large sum of money, probably between

has not sufficient intelligence to know Furthermore, the Government has that it will have a detrimental effect upon ctually invested in Government stocka housing conditions. We know that there reserve of nearly four and a half mit.

pleasure in doing so. The well-attended

and we know that the effect will be to meeting which I see before me here in

PURTUGUESE VIEW,

squeeze them more closely together. If this theatre, I think, should convince the Mr. A. F. B. SILVA-NETTO: I was asked you go back a few years to the outbreak hon, friend, Mr. Lau Chu-pnk, and Governnient that the community has been to say a few words as President of the of cerebro-spinal meningitis, we sent then quite agree with him in thinking that the Government will be very agreeably honse rates in this Colony. I shall not institution in the Colony, and on behalf that it was really necessary to send to coived from the Stamp Ordinance. deeply stirred by the proposal to increase Club Lusitano, the oldest Portuguese America for an expert-I don't know

surprised by the amount of revenue re- America" for a man to tell us the cause bakove it will be a great deal more pro- detain you any longer now but will call of its members. I thank the joint com- upon Captain Wheeler, the President of mittee of the C.R.A. and R.R.A. for their night he summed up in two or three ed. Mr. McGuigan suggested that par of it. To my recollection his report ductive than the Government, anticipat- the Kowloon Residents Association, to kind invitation. The rates question is more a resolution in connection with this of vital importance to all notepayers: cause of this; and if you want

words--a congested population is the

haps we ought to propose to the Govern practically everyone will be affected,

ment some form of fresh taxation. I avoid that in future you will have to hardly intended to touch on that point, either directly or indirectly, by they in Captain F. T. WHEELER said Merensed taxation, which, if earried into Now in the face of that, your unrepre- mention ante tux which seems to me at

spread your population out it bit."

but as it has been raised, perhaps I may Chairman and Gentlemen-I beg leave to effect. will be very hard on the wagesentative Government opposes it. move the following resolation, namely eaming Classes, especially the members That this public meeting petitions of the Portuguese community. the Government that the recent Resolu- tian of the Legislative Council for the carcity of housing accommodation causes increase of Honse Rates be rescinded.” |a sërious increase in house rents, and The Kowloon Residents' Association | tenants who cannot afford to pay the higher has ever since its formation, been fight rents demanded have to clear out and ing for the principle of cheap rents, and lunk for quarters elsewhere. The hous in some instances they have recorded ing problem is very acutely felt and the their thanks to the Government for problem was partly solved by some of the obtaining a reduction of rects at Kow Portuguese acquiring houses in Kowloon, foon. Under these circumstances it is all whereas others "had to and homes at

Blatter.

THE RESOLUTION,

tion

sure

The

I do not think the time is

reform of the

to

They eminently fair 'one-n. tax on passengers

A voice: You want to go the whole

hog.

The resolution WAA carried ii.

THEFT BY A HOUSEBOY,

are in the position of having incurred coming into the Colony by ocean-going expenditure and they must have a steamers. Such a tax exists in thie income, and they know that if they look Philippine Islands, and it is easy of to any other quarter for it they may meet collection,

It is only question of wich Лlore effective opposition. It making a passenger pay a small sum pears to me that we are helpless and when he takes his passage for Hong

subunit. Therefore I contend that kong, and it is surely fair that the tion of taxation we have got to have a pleasure of going round the island and before we can do anything on this ques tourists who come to us and have the

constitution.-(Loud the New Territory on our motor roads the more disappointing to he confronted Homustin and in other parts of the applause). We must have such a reform should pay something towards the enjoy with the recent proposed increase of Colony. The effect of this taxation has a will, make all the non-official members ment of the view-(upplauм.)--Now, roughly 50 per cent. in the rates an in-ben to put very serious obstacles in the the representatives of the whole com.gentlemen, I think that the other points crease which must inevitably result in way of those who have acquired "houses munity.(Applause.). I am not a mem have beete so fully and ably dealt with by a corresponding rise in rentals, and and those who aspire to build their own ber of the C.R.A. myself because they other speakers that I need not enlarge which is gbyiously capable of being used uses in Kowloon or elsewhere in the have not been working for a really them, and 1 will put the resolution -

Colony, "The efforts of the Government democratic reform of the constitution. to the meeting. by an unscrupulous landlord as a pretext

to solve the bousing problem by promis When they work for a really democratic Tor levying an increased rental ultogether disproportionate to the additional rate. to grant loans an easy terms for reform of the constitution-one that witi "mously. Nor is it only the Europeans of limited building purposes and the recommends make the members of the Legislative Chairman invited any interested in the This concluded the business, and the means who will be affected by, the protre tra all defeated by the increased taxa community-I will contribute my little main for the annual meeting of the of the Economic Resources Commit- Council the representatives of the whole question of constitutional reform to re- posed increase in rates. The mischief. tion extends down, through all classes of the

or houses. (Applause.) When the part along with the rest. But when they Constitutional Reform Association which rates wore increased as war community to the Chinese workman.

in ask for something that will give spécial tollowed immediately.. to assist in meeting the im representation to special sections of the whose willing and cheerful labour, obtain.

perial expenditure thos able at a moderate rate, is one of the cheerfully bare the extra 7 per cent.

ratepayers community I say it is futile. important assets of the Colony. The but Economic Resources Committee show, in how ripe or opportune to raise the rates

By taking the numbers of notes, Mra. their report, that the labour problem to 20 per cent., when the stress of the

Mir. MCGUIGAN: What I would like to Tidbury, of No. 8; Coronation Ilond. figures prominently in the industrial business depression is so keenly felt. see is the members of the Legislative delinquent, thefts she has been suffering Kowloon, was able to bring home to the development of Hongkong, and they for the last twenty years the value of Council elected in the same way as mem from lately. At the Magistracy, yester emphasise the fact that." high rent is a leasehold property in this Colony has bers of Parliament are in England day she charged her houseboy with the serious factor militating against indas been steadily increasing and the ratenhle (Applause.) If we had a reform of the said that during the past two months, in larceny of one 31 note. Inspector Browne trial development." and gives a decided

value has automatically increased. constitution and we had elected repre- which defendant had been in Mrs. Tid- advantage in favour of Canton against Therefore, you see there is no reason or sentatives of the people, then we might frequent lenses from hur cash drawer. On bury's employ, Mrs. Tidbury had suffered. Hongkong. As I understand that there justification for this increase in taxation. have some hope of getting some measure Tuesday Mrs. Tidbury took the numbers will be other speakers I will not detain On behalf of the members of my Club of reform that would reverse the order of of all the bank-notea she had in her you any louger, but will rest content with I have much pleasure in giving my ardent things, nod not a

drawer and later discovered one $1 note system of taxa- missing. She searched defendant and commending the resolution which I have support to the resolution just proposed tion which tends to prevent the found on him a note, the number of which moved to your favourable consideration. by Captain. Wheeler and seconded by the normal increase of housing and the corraponded with a number she had

Apted.

On defendant was also found a Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak. ;

cheapening of rents. Under the piti key, which fitted the lock of the drawer. BUSINESS MAN'S OPINION. |able conditions in Hongkong if the Lord Defendant was ordered to be whipped.

and detained for forty-eight hours. Mr Owen HUGHES said I have much sent you down, ready-made houses you in seconding the resolution. Some of the pleasure in supporting the resolution and would have nowhere to put them. points raised by the proposer have formadorsing the views expressed by the (Laughter.) In Australia the city of ed topics of discussion by the Chinese Previous speakers, but I think it Sydney has a system of taxation different Mr. Oscar Huizer, American Consul at ever since the announcement was made would not be out of place also to from this. Instead of taxing houses they deriualem, has sent an official report to the State Department at Washington, in that the house rate would be increased by convey through this meeting the opinion take the taxes of the houses and-impove which he states that manna, upon which Neven per cent., and have been included of the average man in the merchant class a tax on the value of the site. That will the Israelities lived in the wilderness, in of this Colony. Applause.) Mr. Bilen bring the revenue in. That is the still being found in the regions of Upper in their representations to me as their Netto mentioned that we

are pussing weak point of this resolution. You Mesopotaminin. Kordistan," and along senior representative on the. Legislative

through a time of great depression, and say that you object to it but you that manna falls in the form of dew the Persian frontier. The Consti saya Council. The object of the resolution has no one can gainsay that. It seems to me have not shown the Government how during September, October, and Novem the hearty support and sympathy there the time has surely come when instead they may raise revenue by other means, ber, and lodges upon the leaves of onk fore, of the Chinese (Applause. The of extraordinary expenditure being in and that is what they want to know. If ens and assumes the form of grain, which trees. Immediately after falling it hard increase means more to shop-keepers and curred which is supposed to have neces you impose taxation upon the site the is gathered in sheets spread under the the wage-earning classes than to the aitated the placing of this taxation on the price of land would come down and the trees... owners of property and the well-to-do-public, the curtailment of expenditure and builder would be able to buy land at (Applause.) The former form the bulk strict economy should be observed. (AP lower prices in rder to build houses, of the population and they have fewer plause. We should endeavour by all However, I give my hearty support to the you know you have done the best. If you do

IF YOU WEAR TORICS. opportunities of finding the wherewithal possible means to impress this upon the resolution as far as it goes. (Applause.) not, you have not yet done the best you can to to meet the extra impost, In recent Government and so in some way relieve years owing to the arust in the neigh the community of the heavy burden that that Mr. McGuigan, though not a mem

"The CHAIRMAN 1 no pleased to wo bouring provinces and to the anticipated is being placed on the mercantile com

give your eyes comfort. It is possible to correct expansion of trade in the Far East after munity. (Applause.)

ber of our Association, is willing to go the visions of eyes that need glasses without the war, there has been an unusual rush for house accommodation in the Colony, just like to say a few words with your direction of roform then we propose to

Mr. JH. MCGLICAN said: I should at least as far as the Association-in using Toric lenses. It would also be possible fact, he would go a even further in the to use a motor car without pneumatic tyres, This, together with a certain amount of permission. If we had a resily democratic speculation in landed property at more Government with the knowledge, the will, 80 at present. No doubt the Committee but it would not be as comfortable. If you... recent date has sent rents up to a point and the power to enact legislation which of the C.R.A. will bear in mind all had to find real eye comfort, try a pair almost unbearable to the poor(Loud would promote the "well-being of the Buggestions received with regard to conte natural motions of your eye. Toric lenses

stitutional reform. Our resolutions on

CHINESE SUPPORT.

The Hon. Mr, LAU CHU PAR: I have mucli pleasure, on behalf of the Chinese,

applause.) It should be remembered that whole community we should probably

MANNA IN MESOPOTAMIA.

of Torica, their deep inner curre conforms to

an increas of rent means an increase in bager found ourselvce here to night up this question are purposely framed to say prescriptions are manufactured by the Hongkong Optical Co. Bucecmers to Clark de assessinent and this bus already benefited porting some mesture of taxation that hody-cortin general principles, and-Go Manufacturing & Befracting optiorad the Government Beats were showing would tend to give us an increased supply in conflict with the proposition Mecated in 53, Quoen's Boad, Central-Apr.

page do not think there is anything in them f tendency to rise still higher, owing to the of better and cheaper houses. "Instend | McGuigan has laid down.

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