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CHURCH NOTICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

HONO KONO.

APRIL 19, 1931, Low Sunday:

Holy Communion at 8 a.

Holy Communion (Pask Church) al

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Children's Service at 10 am.

Matting and Bormon at 11 am.

Preacher Lov. H. V. Koop. Eventong at 8p.m.

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Froncher:-Rev. N. V. Halward.

MONDAY: April 12th, 1931:--

Tas Annual Meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held at the Holons May Institute, Ton at 4,80 pm. Mosting at 5,15 pm.

Speakers-Bishop John Gowdy of Foochow and Rev. B. O. T. Borkwall

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The Sunday School is held on Sandsy "Mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening 5.30 p.m.

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'BANKING AND

AGRICULTURE.

FAMINE RELIEF BODY AND CHINESE BANK SIGN AGREEMENT.

A beginning has been made for a Commercial Bank to invest its

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movement in Hopsi (Chili pro- rince) the number of societies form. ed during these years being about thousand Something like 8923,000.00 has been advanced by the Commission without security to the co-ops and thus far no loss has been sustained, the sopiotics repaying promptly all that borrowed.

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Owing to the heavy and con- stant enlis on its resources, the C.I.F.R.O. has not been able to devote as much fund for this work he it requires, 11 is evident that sooner or later the rural societies must receive the financial backing of commercial banks if they are really to propier.

Negotiations with banking in- terest hitherto have failed because the difficulty arising out of in terest payment has been unsur- mountable. The banks pay their depositors much higher interest than the borrowing societies would pay them and none of the banks was willing to lose money in the transaction.

Dr. E. P. Chen, Managing Director and General Manager of the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd. on his recent visit to the North, became interest ed in the movement and at once recognised the bank's opportunity In participate in the agricultural reconstruction progrance by some how helping to meet this nood.

The Terms.

As a result of the discussions

carried on between Mr. P. C. King, manger of the Peiping branch of the Shanghai Bank and Mr. Y. S Djang, Executive secretary of the

DEVELOPMENT OF CANTON.

WORK CARRIED OUT IN PAST TEN YEARS.

CHICAGO, ENGINEER LAYS OUT PROGRAMME FOR FUTURE.

In a preliminary report made last Wednesday, the Canton city plan consultant, Jaech L., Crane, Jr., discussed many important as pects of the growth of Canton. He

out that only points

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to be different from the Western. It is also realized that great flood of urgent and crition! pro- blems of municipal administration and development press in on the two Government, making the considera-. in tion of far-sighted planning extre- geogra-mely difficult; and these diffeul- phic position as strategic as Can- ties are increased by the great un- ton, which is the natural focus for certainty of many factors in the the trade and industry and cul- Canton altuation. Nowrtheless, ture of a hundred million people | it is clear from the brief studion distributed over the comparatively I made so far that the building of small area of 400,000 square miles the city can take place, stop by lying fanlike around the great step, under the guidance of a plan Delta, and all within easy reach of radiating futuro communication by water, mil, highway, air, and wire.

Without any increase in the population of the tributary area, the size of Canton seems certain to increase greatly with the de- velopment of communications and industry; taking account of the prospective growth of population in the entire district, the city is in all probability destined to be come one of the "largest in the

at no greater immediate cost and

at a tremendons saving of private and public funds in the long run.

Future City to be Much Larger, First of all, then, the futuro city of Canton must be conceived on a much larger scale than at present. The built-up area will be ten or twenty times as large as it is now, with the major industries dovelop- ed through western, belt from above the new ecment factory out

to the main north branch of the North River and beyond, and

resources in agriculture and for a C.I.F.R.C., a contract was signed world, with anywhero from three down to the Fong Chuen territory

Chinese farmer to use the resources Reading Room at above address, oped:-

This has Tuesday and Friday, 10 .. to 12 Noon; of a commercial bank.

just been accomplished by the in- Monday and Thursday, 520 to 7 pm.

The Public in cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room.derstanding arrived at between the

UNION CHUROR.

(KENNEDY ROAD).

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China International Famine Relief Commission and the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd. A contract was signed an iu- March 11 between these two

to ten million people living within and out toward Fatehan. If the immediate metropolitan region.Whampao Harbour is built, many Hence the planning of this im- industries as well as godowne will Incidentally it is mense future oity involves problems locate there. of the greatest magnitude and im. suggested that this project be re- named South Port. The major re- sidential areas will then be east- ward from Canton on the main- portance.

land and on Honam,

Good Housing and Wide Streets,

Mr. Crane, who came to Canton from Chicago at the request of the city development projects, paid Municipal Government to advise on the wonderful work carried out during the past ten years and par- ticularly during the last three

SUNDAY SERVIcza ed April 12, 1031-rural co-operative credit societies by the Commission. (3) the maxi high tribute to the Government for

Morning Service at 11 am.

Evening Worship at 8 p.m.

-Sunday School

Kennedy Roat at 10a.m.

Taikoo 41 2.45 p.m.

Social Hour after Kroning Service, Proucher-Rev. E. G. Powell.

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on March 11 bethreen these two bodies whereby the following essen tial points were agreed upon: (1) The bank is prepared to lend its support to the agricultural socio- ties and incidentally, lessena the burden on the resources of the Commission, (2) the bank advances money to the co-ops in conjune tion with the C.I.F.R.C. bearing the larger share as the risk involv ed becomes smaller as determined atitntions whereby through the by the grading of societies done

mum to be advanced in this ner by the bank is tentatively fixed at 820,000.00 to be increased ne more experience in this line is gained and (4) the ink agrees to

To summarize hie statement: charge the same rate of interest as the C.I.F.R.C. prescribes for theThe people and the commerce of societies. It is learned that this Canton are just now realizing the arrangement became effective on advantages and economies of a city built on modern principles: with March 16.-Kuo Wen.

adequate public services, good hous ing and wide streets. The widened thoroughfares (perhaps the largest programme of the kind in the world to-day) give the city a chance to breathe and move about freely for the first time. Now the. community is groping for menng to expand.

organized at the instance of the China International Famine Relief Commission, the Shanghai bank is willing, to extend credit for agricul tural purposes withons security at low rates of interest, such as the "co-ops" have been in the habit of paying.

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Viowed in this larger way both

ed Provincial Government centros the new municipal and the propos aro not ideally situated in rela tion to the future city.

A programms of survoye is sub. mitted to prepare for making, a comprehensive, Plan and devolop-

ment Programme, which in itself should take two years to propare and which should be done in the main by Chinem engineers.

Details of Plans,

It is already clear, however, that plans for Canton's development include these among many other

elements:-

Much bigger deep-water shipping and transfor facilities, preferably Buch a harbour as at South Port. The full report includes a most preliminary general sketch of this project

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A designed system of radial and circumlerential ronda and streets, including wide river-front boule vards and commercial and truck- ing roads along railroads,

The population of the old city

An inner belt line railroad and in eight or ten times more congested an outer belt line; railroad yards; on the small land area (of only union passenger station and se about four square miles) than the condary stations; and rail connee- typical American city. The traditions to waterfront and industrial tions of living in large family groups and of living in the same buildings with shops, the dangers of living outside the closely-built aren, the lack of access and oir- culation to outer sections, and the high cost af land and building have together produced the congest ed city. The traditions are chang ing, the hazards from bandits re coming under control, and the high cost of land and the provision of communications are problems to be solved by city planning and gov- ernmental administration.

Zoning to preserve industrial and residential areas and to limit the density of building.

Outlying residential and in- dustrial suburbs. The latest sye tem of big block-interior park planning may be applied with great economy and fine resulte.

Careful planning of small-house developments to securo suitable standards within the 'cost range of the working people. Another study of, the layout. for a low-cost colony is submitted; and research is sug gested into the matter of using new types of building material and building construction.

hibit generally a disregard of ar chitectural considerations, which har resulted in a cheap and shabby effect.

Great Development in Future. Every American and most Euro- pean citirs have been the victims of land speculation, resulting in high costs, congestion, and inefficiency, By the use of its powers and through the development of muni- epal land, this primary problem Somo control or stimulus to bet-" of the big modern city can be and ter business and residential archi must be solved in Canton,

tecture. The reconstructed build. Further, all the Western citiesings along the widened streets ex- have suffered through lack of early fore-sighted planning, which has resulted in economie loss running up to billions of dollars. Canton, with its great development lying almost entirely in the future, is in a position to utilise planning and guidance and control to secure Co-ordination of provincial and stupendous economics in develop municipal planning in such mant- ment and in operation and to proters, as highways, hydropower, duce city far more satisfactory industrial development, railroads for the new business and commun- and waterways. A provincial do ity life of the Chinese people. velopment sarvey and plan, similar to those being worked out in such states as Illinois in the United States, would nid tremendously in the iconomic development of both the protines and the city, and the provincial planning commission and reconstruction bureau contemplating such a programme,

It is clearly understood that an American can only approximate an insight into Chinese requiremonta and that his ideas and suggestions must be adapted and applied in idletnil by the Chinese authorities for the purposes of Chinese life, which in many ways will continue

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR CELEBRATIONS,

It is proposed to celebrato St. George's Day, Thursday, April 93, in the same manner na last, your, At 11a.m. the President, sapported

Now or enlarged public services; gas, electrio-power, water supply, and transit.

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D.8.0., and offleers, will give band concert on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, weather per mitting. The Drum: and File Band will co-operate and will beat "Re treat."

The Hong Kong Cricket Club have kindly placed the ground at the disposd of the Society for the concert.

The usual entertainment for ser vice-mon is being organized by the

by the Committee, will deposit Vice-President, Mr. H. B.. L. Dow

wreath at the Cenotaph and it is hoped that the brief ceremony will

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biggin. This will take place at the Leo Theatre, through the courtesy

bo attended by members of the of the Leo Hysan Estates, Ltd.. and Society.

will commence at 8.30 p.m. Mem- In the afternoon the Regimental bers of the Society' are cordially in- Band of the 1st Battalion Southvited to attend the coboert in their Wales Borderers, by kind permis capacity as Hosts and tickets are sion-of-Licut, Col. B. F. Groak, being sent out to all members.

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