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Eremngthai. Dep, 195
TIME-TABLE.
WEEKS DAYS.
19
AM, M
9.10 10,00 1200 1.18 9,20 10.07 12,07 9.37 30,19 12.19 1.34 9.49 10.39 12.32 1.4 8.63 10.3 19.36 1.4 10.05 10.48 12,46
1010 10.5 12.51
Rhamenn 7.41 8.45 10.13 10,57 12.37 2,12
TaumatiDap. 6.49
"Kowloon
Ebatin
LX.AX Dep. 6,40 8.05 Dap. 7.01
Taipo
Dap. 7.15
Taipo Markat Dep. 7,90
Panling
...Dep, 7,30
Canton ...ATT
4.
Canton ...Dep-
11.50 5.38
10,46
REMEDY FOR SLUMS.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S
PLAN.
PMF.X. P.K. P.M.
2.13 4.35 5,43
4.42: 5,50
7.K.
7.18 7.43
HOW HOUSES CAN BE RECONDITIONED.
4.54) 0.02
7.35
5,07. 6,15
7.43
5,116.19
391 6.30
18.09
5,26 6.35
2.55 8,39 8,41
8,07 8.13
6.03
7.39
A.C. A.K.
8.05 Shxmahan...Dep. 7.18 3.06 10.34 11.09 Ehoangthai Dep. 7.95 - 8,12 | 10.41
P.M. 2.M...
PM
7.M.
11.37 2.58 4,41
11.44 8.05 4.49
5.49 5.56
6.24
11.49 8.10 4.50
8.00
12.00 3.21
5.03
10
12.00 826 5,07
8.15
12.19 8.99 5.20
6.28
Art. 5.17 9.02 113 11.49 12.87
17.31 8.51 5,82 8.57 6,28
6.40 6,48
7.04
Fanling.Dep, 2,30
8.16
Talpelarket Dep. 7,40 8.26 1058 Dep. 744 831 11.00 Dap 7,57 8,44 11,8
Taipe
Shatin Yammat Dep. 118.50 11.25 Kowloon
Fowloon
・・・ SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS:
الايه
Dep. 6,40 Yanmati... 6.49
Dep. ....Dap. 7.01
Bbatio
Tipo ...Dep. ZEB Taipo Market Dap 7,20 Fanling ..Dep. 7,30 Shengshui. Dep. 7.33 8ham Chas. Art. 7,41 Canton
Canton
...Dap
AX.MAM 8.05 8.30 9.04
JANUARY 10th, 1928. #O
IMPROVING SINGAPORE.
THE DICKINSON HILL SCHEME
TO HOUSE SLUM DWELLERS.
SINGAPORE,
Plans have been drawn up and Losnos. Dec. 13th will shortly be for the The reconditioning of slam pro-approval of the Governor in perty is to be one of the features Council for the development of an of the Ministry of Health's com area of about six acres of valuable land bordered by Kreta Ayer ing housing legislation. This an nouncement has been made by Road, Neil Road, North Bridge Lord Gage on behalf of the Gov-Band and Sngo Lane. The area comprises a large piece of land ernment in the House of Lords. 8.20
"Reconditioning" mezni in: surrounded by slums, which, on ne serting new window, in old houses count of the shape of the allot to let in air and light; providing menta, cannot be developed by One of the ob sinks on different floors, repoint-private owners. ing the walis, repairing leaking jects of the proposed development roofs; cleansing. painting, and deix to provide houses for those who corating, and in some cases instal.
will be dishoused under the scheme ling batha.
for the improvement of the al- Mr. Neville Chamberlain for joining Sago Street and Smith many years has been in favour of Street area, which is one of the a policy of reconditioning in dis-most congested blocks in Singapore tries where slums cannot be cleat and has been acquired at a cost ed either owing to lack of alter [5t just änder $1,300,000. nazive accommodation nearby or the houses in this area are de owing to cost.
molished, a number of people will be dishoused, and it is hoped to provide them with other houses in the Dickinson Hill ares.
A.M. TM, UM, P.M. | 7N, 9.10 10.00 12,00 2.242.155.18 7.15 9.20 10.07 12.07 2.815.95 7.23 9,99 10.19 12.19 2.43 5.38 733 9.48 10.33 12.50 956 5,52 7.48
5.56 10.36 19.36 3,00
7.59 10.08 10.48 | 12,4813.10 6.07 8,02 6.12 8.07 [9.078,41) 10,10 10,51 | 1251 || 3.15| 12,57'3,21
16.18 8.18 8.48 (93319.47] 10.36) 10.57
5.38 11.50-
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8.05
Basm Chan.. Dep, 8.05 10,84 11.09 11.37 Bhesarshai..Dep. 8,12 10.41
Fanling
Dep, 8.16 10,48
Taipo Market Dep. 8.26 10.58
Tripo
Hastin
Dep
159
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7.3.
F.X.
2.68 11.44 8.05
5.00
5.34 5.56 6,08 8.41 5.07
6.11 11.49 8.10
6.07
19.00
8.21
6.17
12.05
3.28
3.55
6.31
12.19 8.39
5.38
6.9+
12.81 351
5,50
5,48
8.57 5,58 &17 6.52
7,04
• FIRST CLASS ONLY.
8.81 11.00
...Dep, 45 11.32
Yanmat.Dep. 8.67 11.95
Kowloon 8.09 11.31 11.49 12.87
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Mr Chamberlain's view is ex prosed in the Bont report of the Unhealthy Arens Committee, ove: which he presided, as follows:
There is much to be said for the view af the late Miss Octavia Hill that old house carefully repaired, super and kept under proper vision, provide as good homes for working-class families hauses, the rent of which is neces- sarily so much higher."
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Enlightened Methods...
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DIARY OF EVENTS.
To-day.
Peace Treaty Ratified with Gor- many, 1920.
I
Sanitary Board meeting, 413 p.m.
"Garrison Football Leagne:- R.A.M.C.. R.E. and R. Sigs... Sookunpoo, 4.15
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savor
1.30 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-6.39 p.m.
Hockey Club 2nd XI. t. 5/2 Punjabi King's Park, 4.45 p.m.
Cafe Regent dinner dance, e p.m. St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club dance at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8.45 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: 'La Boheme." World Theatre: A Thief in Paradise."
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Star Theatre: "The Rainmaker." Dick Norton and his "Globe Trotters in Happy Momente," Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
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Wednesday,
Fanting Hunt: Meet at Kennels, 45 p.m.
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 3 p.m.; Lare, Graw- lord's Restaurant, 420-6.30 p.m. ; Cafe Regent, .30
PM
Hockey Club Ist. XI. e. Army (Sim Shield), U.S.R.C., 4.15 p.m. Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. Entries close for St. Peter's Young Men's Club Biliards Tour- nament Championship, 8 pm.
Queen's Theatre: La Boheme" World Theatre: "A Thief ir Paradise"
Star Theatre: "The Rainmaker." Dick Norton and his "Globe Trot ters" in "Happy Momenta,” Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
Sone demolition will also have to be done in this are, in order to gain access to the valuable land in the middle. Twenty-two houses will have to be pulled down lor Bands Street and this ΣΑΚ
purpose.
will be extended Sage Lane through the improved, ares, so that there will be three new frontages to build on. It is hoped to build Many examples of recondition-43 full sized houses. The whole of ing may be found in London. In
the centre of the area, about two South London, "for example, M
acres, which is hill at present, will Claude Legh
enlightened be levelled to a certain extent and private landlord, has control over used as an open once. As part of several thousand houses. He has the scheme, fifteen house on Neil improved these
Ways Road will be reconstructed, to al- without "raising the rent. One low finek lanes behind them, and elderly woman who occupies to the installation of proper sanitary rooms in a large, tenement block, conveniences and modern fittings. within a mile of Westminste
No trouble is anticipated in oh-
of. the the sanction Bridge, forty years ago paid Bs..!
taining
Annual Distribution of Prizes 6d. and now pays 8 Under the Governor-in-Council and a 6000
Ellis Kadooric School for Indians, as this has been given, the work by Mr. A. el Arculli, 11.30 am. present management she has been given a sink with running water; of acquisition will be commenced.
Garrison Football League: 12th proper sanitary conveniences, and
As soon as possible after the ac- her rooms have been thorough quisition, the land will be re-adet-H. Bty. E.A. p. 31st H. Bty. RA. cleaned and repainted.
ted, and building commaneed. The Sackunnas, 4.15 p.m.
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Fane. intention is to start with twenty four houses at first, and theme will Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.;
Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 probably be of the three storey type. It is possible that the Trust. instead of carrying out the build- ing itself, will sell some or all of the allotments on conditions of immediate building.
Private enterprize, by taking over buildings that are in sound structural condition, by keeping a "repair staff constantly at work, not allowing property to deteriorate, and by efficient management, al
reconditioning. ready finds munerative. But it must be car ried out on a large scale in order to enable a permanent repair sta to be employed, and the overhead charges kept low.
Women Managers. Similar examples of property put into a state of repair and Managed by skilled and highly trained women managers may be mund on the estate of the Ecclesi- astical Commissioners in South London, and or that of the Com missioners of Crown Landa in Marylebone The Prince of Wales' estates have a reputation through- out the whole world for what has heen done to improve housing co- ditions by skilful repairs and ex-
t management. econditioning
י.
is. however. much more difficult and costly n wall estates where there are on a few houses. Nevertheless, pec kets of bad property are being in mored by voluntary societies in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and other industrial centres. At t prosent time-to give concret example twenty-four housca be longing to the Great Western Rail- way, stunted in a most congested area ia. North Kensington, are being made fit for decent habita tion by a committee of which Lord Balfour of Burleigh, is chairman, Derelict House,
When the scheme le finished, n largo area of waste land 14 the heart of the city which has hitherto Irin useless, will have been da. veloped and built on with modern and sanitary dwellings.—Singa pure Free Press.
ARCHITECTS' NEW HOME.
ONE OF THE UGLIEST LONDON BUILDINGS!
The Royal Institute of British Architects are to move from their present headquarters in Conduit street.
They will not find their new home, however, some palatial huilding designed by the members. her new home, on the contrary, is regarded by many of the mem- hers as one of the ugliest buildings in London. It is the old head- quarters of the Civil Service Cam- missioners at the dark of the Bur lington-arcade.
Many members of the R.I.B.A. consider it ironical to house in such a budding a great institute, one of whose chief functione is to present a gold medal each year for the finest new building built in Londen.
There is, apparently, no excuse for it. The R.I.B.A. is not short
One house has been entirely de relict for twenty years, and has now been rebuilt in the form et of funds, and it has the choice of It some of the best buildings in the twa self-contaiced, dwellings.
by two families metropolis.
over
is now occupied under who formerly crowded conditions...
The other houses, some of which the capital raised is in donations were vermionus, with leaking roofs and damp rooms, are being rapid-on which no interest han to be.
paid.
The Ministry of Health's hope is ly repaired The present tenants are not being disturbed, and this that these isolated, experiments estate is mansued by women on may be widely extended to bad
system. the Octavia Hill
Thé areas. Extensive slum clearances Kensington Housing Trust, Ltd. are obviously not within the realm a public utility society, is, carry-
of practical politics until mare ing out the work with private suh
houses are built that can be let ecriptions. Approximately half of
at low vents, to house the displaced (Continued at foot of next column.) I tenants.
Thursday. Cathedral Women's Workers' Guild: Corporate Communior. St John's Cathedral, 10 a.m.; Com- mittee Meeting, 10.30 a.m.
pan.
Hockey: YM.C.A. . Club de Recreio.
Reception to welcome the Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Swann, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 4.45 p.m.
Institution of the Rev. Alfred" Swann, M.A., D.S.C., as Arch deacon' of English work in the Diocese of Victoria, and of the Rev. Mok Shau Tsang, ea Archdeacon of Chinese work in the Diocese of Victoria, at St. John's Cathedral, by the Rev. Bishop Duppus, 5.30 p.m.
Musicale: "Music from Shakes pear," Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. Fire Theatre: "The
Word Theatre: "The Taxi Dancer.
Star Theatre "Satan in Bibles." Dick Norton and his "Globe Trot- tera
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