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CHINESE TEMPLES.

ABUSES IN MANAGEMENT.

THE P.CM.0,

CHANGE IN NAME.

COMMITTEE OF CONTROL TO DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND

BE APPOINTED.

PROPOSED NEW ORDINANCE.

SANITARY SERVICES,

The PC.M.Ois to be changed to the D.M.S.S., and an Ordinance will be introduced at the next meet

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Sir Shou-son Chow and Dr. R. King of the Legislative Council in Kotewall will shortly apply to the order that the change may be Legislative Council for a bill to affected in proper legal form. suppress and prevent abuses in the

The change of title is being made management of Chinese temples and in connection with the re-organisa in the administration of the funds tion of the Medical and Sanitary of these temples.

Departments.

The "tarm Chinese temple" is! taken to include every place where worship of gods, or communication with spirits, or fortune telling, is practised, or is intended to be prac- tised, and where fees, payments or rewards of any kind whatsoever are charged to or are accepted from any member of the public for the purpose of worship or communica- tion with spirits or fortune telling or any similar purpose..

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Control Committee.

It is proposed that the Com- mittee of Control shalt com- prise the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. (Chairman), the Chinese members of the Legislative Council, a representative of the District Watch Committee, the officially op pointed Chinese members of the Sanitary Committee, the Chairman of the Tung Wa Hospital. and the senior member of the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk.

The Ordinance dealing with the matter will be known as the Principal Civil Medical Officer (Change of Name) Ordinance, 1929. Apart from the title clause there is only one clause in the new Ordinance. This reads as follows:

PICCADILLY'S NEW BUILDINGS.

DEVONSHIRE HOUSE AND OTHERS.

TRADE COMING, WEST.

bank at the corner of Albemarle- With the completion of the new

its many recent changes. It is street, Piccadilly sees the last of

aurely the most remarkable street about it is that although since the in Europe. The strange thing was so many new buildings have arisen along its footwalks, its character remains the same. This having no character at all, or of colber, one suppoees, of either having a character which is so much a sentiment in the hearts of units are like so long ne they ex- men that it matters little what the press the social well-being of a distinguished promenade.

The

Strand, Regent-street, and Oxford-

Fall Mall is mostly clube. Whenever in any Ordinance, street are mamly shops and offices. order of the Governor in Counell, Piccadilly does not conform to any order of the Governor, rule, re gulation, minute, by-law, deed, vast city. It is everything; shops, type. It is microcosm of the contract, official letter, or other offices, hotels, restaurants, banke, document, the term T Principal clubs. Civil Medical

private Officer

residences, a.nct or blocks of data. It has its Wren "Colonial Surgeon" occurs, and, church and Grinking Gibbons cary- in order to give effect therete it lags of St. James, its centres of is necessary to substitute the term learning and the arts in Burlington "Director of Medical and Sani-Housee and the two Royal Societies tary Bervices, atch Ordinance of Painters; and though it has or other document shall be read no longer its and construed accordingly.

concert hall, since "Jimmy's" was pulled down" to make way for Norman Shaw's Pic- cadilly Hotel, it still has its museum; the Museum of Practical Geology, which stands unnoticed at the Circus end, and which they talk of pulling down.

ance.

years control of this temple has re justify the use of it in building a sulted in a surplus sufficient to new cut-patient hospital in Kowloon City in connection with the Chinese

As each important change has Dispensary. This use of the balance taken place it has preserved some- was suggested by the representa- how the balance of one kind of tives of the inhabitants of Kowloon building to another; residence to City, and it is no doubt an illustrade, offices to clubs The more tration of the kind of policy which things change the more they are will be followed under the Ordin the same,

But although the representative The Ordinance requires the registheir manner is different. Every- tration of all Chinese temples thing has got larger, more wealthy,

proportione are about the same! Amongst the particulars required and perhaps, a little less dignified. the funds of the temple and parti- Instead of small offices we have on the registration are particulars of Chi-culare as to the intended application alatial banks Instead of anisto of the revenue of the temple. The colossal blocks of flats. It is true cratic private residences we have section makes it an offence for any that the nomadic car industry, person to take any part in the after wandering into Great Port- establishment, maintenance or man-land-street and Euston road, has agement of an unregistered temple.

The Ordinance is being introduced on the strong recommendation and urgent request of the leaders of the Chinese community. It will not interfere in any way whatsoever with genuine Chinese religion and the principles of the bill have evoked enthusiastic support from the nese community.

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The Objects Of The Bill, The objects of the bill are:- (a) to prevent the exploitation of the ignorant by charlatans;

Allocation 01 Ravenues.

aleo set its silken tente Picca- (b) to recover for the benefit of

dilly But the elegant jewel-setting It is provided that the revenues of the care is ja accordance with all the community the control of all Chinese temples, except the the established traditions of the over public temples which exempted temples, shall be applied street. There is, however, a slight have been slipping into pri- in the first instance to the due ob- declins in clubs, which is a pity: vate hands; and

servance of the customary rere- for: the figure of the clubman IN SO (c) to prevent for the future the monies and the maintenance of the much part of every mental pic

establishment of templaerties, and that any "surplus may

temple buildings and temple pro ture of Piccadilly. purely business speculations, There has been

be transferred to the General Chi- alarmingnese Charities Fund. The Hill also growth of pseudo-religious estab-provides that it shall be within the lishments in recent years. Many of diccretion of the Chinese Temples the keepers are simply fortune customary ceremonies of any parti

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temples occupy a single floor for a surplus may be transferred to the farther back on a new frontage. cular authorized object, and, what few months at a time until they have General Chinese Charities Fund.

Un the left, Pennethorne's Geolo- dealt with all the dupes of the dis- The General Chinese Charities grimly aware of its incongruity. gical "Museum stands where it did, Fund may be applied (a) to the ex There are some private temples, Temples Committee in carrying out brick-by Sir Edwin Lutyene on penses incurred by the Chinese a pretty little bank in new red The parish church of St. James has cstablished originally by private in the powers conferred on the Com dividuals or particular families, mitice by this Ordinance, and (b) is the same old dignified cburen one hand, but' on the other there which are managed honestly and charity in the Colony. It also pro- steps impinging on the footway,

for the purpose of any Chinead house, with white unobjectionably, though,, of course, vides that, the accounts of the fund and beside the church there is tha

hearthstoned the profits go to the private owners.in such manner as the Governor Further on, above the canopy of shall be audited at such times and same little forest of plane trees All temples which are clearly of this cīnas will be a

may direct. specifically The office of shak, or temple stitute of Painters in Water Colour Princes Restaurant, the Royal In exempted from the financial control keeper, may be let by tender, and still present a cultured frontispiece proposed to be set up by the Ordin- shall have power to determine the the Albany, may still be seen a the Chinese Temples Committee to the world, and opposite, near ance. There are other temples, not the only source of revenue in Regency days, which in its refined conditions of tender. The principal gentleman's private residence of originally established by sections of the case of most Chinese temples is stucco and prim little balcony looks the community for the benefit of the periodical amount paid by the little sheepishly at the down- the public, which are falling or temple keeper for the privilege of right beauty of a handsome new tie which have fallen under the control his office. Any tendency on the shop by the approach to the, Al- of private individuals. These incesave charges to the public is

part of temple. keepers to make ex-bany. But Fortnum and Mason's, dividuals, or their predecessors, probably sufficiently checked by then the hands of Messrs. Wimperis, have thus encroached on the rights of existence of other temples but it transformed into a sympathetic de Simpton, and Guthrie, is already the public and can have no claim as tro! by the Chinese Temples Com-ig of rich red brick and cream- will also in future be subject to con against the community to usurp the mittee. The section also gives the coloured stone and where are the revenues of these temples. Such Chinese Temples. Committee power of Albemarle-street 1 And where is buildings that elood at the corner temples will be brought under the tender, and power to remove any cel of land which stood between to appoint a sz chuk without Devonshire Honee and all that par control of the Ordinance.az chuk, whether appointed by

For the future it is felt that or not Berkeley street and Stratton street

them temples should not be privata pro is given the power to delegate to any

The Chinese Temples Committeed between Berkeley-square and perty, conducted for the pecuniary.

the noisy world Gone. benefit of private individuals. Ac person the administration of any cordingly, all future temples will particular temple or its revenues. Also fall under the control of the Certain temples are now controlled the new Westminster Bank has sud one would expect, very good. Further west chibland has been At the corner of Albemarle street greater, repose. The detail is, as civic pride of Sir Christopher Wren. Ordinance frequent gue by the Tung Wa and Kwong Wadenly appeared free of its scaffold. The new Devonshire House, re-invaded. The Royal Thames Yacht The main principles of the Ordin-Committees. It is not proposed to ing. It was designed by Mr. Curtis minding us of all that which is best Club, in a delicate air of stucco ance are that, except in the case

interfere with this arrangement. of the exempted temples, the re

Green, and it mes in importance, and brightest in New York, has and graceful veremiahs, has gone. General Approval, venues, funds, investments and pro-

Ce it does in design, with the Bar- not yet quite settled down into its Bath House, on the other corner The main principles of the Bill clare Bank oppoeite (late the place. Its size and its uncountable of Bolton-street, still holds its own perties of all Chinese temples shall were approved by the District Wolseley Building), which was de windows were rather a shock at behind brick walls, and No. 94, the be under the control of a strong Watch Committee, the Tang Waigned by the same architect, and first; but perhaps when its exper- Naval and Mitary Club, behind a Chinese Committee, presided over Hospital Committee, the Po Leung which bears a plaque outside to say sive detail has become streaked screen wall and cobbled courtyard, by the Becretary for Chinese Kuk Committee and the Kwong Wa that its architect was awarded, the with grime it will look down a little is so much house of quality now Aire, and that any surplus. re. Hospital Committee. All the mem- R.LBA London Architecture more kindy upon us. The Londos as in the days when Lord Palmers Venues remaining after providing bers of these committees except Medal for this, the most distin, log is a most democratic leveller. for due observance of the cutomary four signed a memorial in favour guished facade of its year. The Clubland Invaded

too Ived there. The Isthmian ceremonies and the maintenance of of the principles of the Bill One new Westminster Bank does not

Club ise become the Green Park, Hotel yet still it cannot disguise the temple buildings and temple of the four who did not sign was seem to have the same artistic Behind new Devonshire House, te, clame beauty behind Properties shall be applied for the absent through illness, and the unity as this earlier masterpiece, and along the widened Berkeley projecting doorway. But the Savile, purposes of Chinese charities in the other three were absent from the It is divided into any number of street there is building all the way seems to be deserted, and is so Jurge Colony generally.

Control of this kind and with this the four committees are all elected lar arched building above another this area has undergone the most mass of the new Park Lane Hotel Colony. The members of three of storeys and rises up like one simi to Berkeley square, The whole of wedged in beside the thing white object, though not by means of the by the community. It would be dif- to be capped at the top above a remarkable change Along Strat that its beloved bow window:books same machinery, is not unknown at fault to find stronger evidence of weak sornice--by yet another build. ton-street and fronting Piccadilly more bulgy than ever, present. It has been tried and the support given to the principles ing which has its own little another huge block of flats is half- Towards Hyde Park the real tried successfully. One example is of the Bill by the leaders of the columns and verandah and its own finished (ao from the designs of dential character remains Tae: that of the Man Ma Temple, which Chinese community in this Colony little roof of green fates Seen, Mr. Curtis Green); This block has great houses of stals are well back is regulated by Ordinance. Another It is believed that the details of the however, in perspective along Picrory virtue of simplicity, refine from their iron railings, Lacere example is that of the Han Wong Bill merely carry out the main prin cadilly, the interest become more meat, and good proportions. It stain still appear behind spotles Temple near Kowloon City Ten pies, which have been so strongly focussed and the effect is one of urbane without carrying a wealth window frames, and Apsley Hour

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