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Kowloon Supplement FUTURE OF KOWLOON

HONG KONG, MARCH 9, 1933.

THE SECOND MILE

AMAZING GROWTH AND INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

Eight years ago, when the first blocks of tenement houses of modern design were almost completed at Sham Shui Po, there were not wanting prophets of evil who pre dieted that the scores of flats that were rearing their roofts on the mainland, above the vast tract of agricultural land in their vicinity, would be untenanted and landlords badly let down for their enterprise. What is the picture that presents itself to-day?

Profiting by mistake, if mistake it could be called, of the designers of the City of Victoria, in the early days of its settlement, the Goyern-

ment of the Colony planned Kow- loon with a vision for its greater development and industrial growth and prosperity.

The City Fathers of a later period had the benefit of indications that would assist them to envisage the possibilities of Kowloon as a Grea ter Hong Kong. They laid their plans accordingly. They took full advantage of the benefit of expori- ence, with the result that to-day, if any city in the Far East can lay claim to being a model city." Kowloon can, in the fullness of its pride, claim to be that model city on the very threshold of China.

The other day a man ran to cateli the Ferry. There was no need for him to have run, for he was the Taipan of an important company, and it mattered to no one but him- self what time he got to the office in the morning. But he caught sight of the funnel of the ferry-boat as it was coming in, and he thought "now if I sprint I shall just be able to catch it." On board he The few blocks that appeared like somewhat reluctantly fell into con-

oases in a desert of reclaimed land reclaimed from the sea as well as versation with a garrulous Ameri- filled-in from agricultural villages can down from Shanghai. After-are crowded in by hundreds of Within the limited area of Old a few minutes' chat it transpired houses that provide Labitation for Kowloon, development of the Pen- that the American wanted to nego the tens of thousands of labourers insula would have been restricted tiate with a local firm for the sup who derive their livelihood from within a comparatively narrow com. ply of several thousand tons of a the bive of industry which Kow-pass. But since the acquisition on, certain commodity. By a stroke of toon, as a dependency of Hong lease of the New Territories, with luck, it so happened that the Tai- Kong, can claim to be to-day. a shore-line extending North and par dealt in that commodity and These are outstanding evidence, it South for many miles distant, the when he left the Ferry he was walk evidence were needed of the amaz- growth of Kowloon was adequately ing arm-in-arm-with the stranger. ing growth of Kowloon, which pro- provided for in a comprehensive Needless to say, he got the order, :

mises to develop in a manner far town-planning scheme. This scheme Some clever people will exclaim exceeding anything that has been took notice of adequate open spaces that the above story (which hap-witnessed on the island of Hong for trunk roads of a clear width of 100 feet. Then there are cross- pens to be true) is only a variation

Kong.

roads of a width of not less than of the saying that "the early bird

60 feet throughout the inhabited dis catches the worn." Perhaps it is

tricts of New Kowloon, with the more than that. It illustrates

minor roads 40 feet wide. point we could all remember with profit, that it is just that little extra bit of effort that gets us für- thest in the end. Every day we all of us meet with jobs that appear: to be trivial and unimportant. We accomplish them, because they have to be done, but perhaps we fail to put all our energy and our en- thusiam into them. That which we regard as a routing job, be it en tering suns in a ledger, addressing envelopes ar dressing a shop win. dow, is apt to degenerate into a half-hearted effort. It may be that we are not sufficiently interested in it, or perhaps we reason that na amount of extra effort will, in The interesting fact that the flats such a minor task, result in an

and other buildings which are increase of salary. Yet just as rapidly being erected in Kowloon tiny drops of water will, in the are obscuring the Royal Observa course of centuries, wear away the tory signals was related to our re- thughest stone, so do habits of presentative by Mr. C. W. Jeffries, laissez faire springing from the F.R.C.S., Director of the Observa- neglect of lesser tasks, in time effect tory, in an interview yesterday. the whole of our work and even our lives. The man who sticks a stamp on upside down, who makes when a magnificent view of Kow- a careless entry in his ledger or

loon and the harbour was command- fails to concentrate on his imme diate task, sooner, or later ses his grip on life. He gets to the office late, is irritable, omits the taken in the days before the specu seemingly insignificant courtesies lating builder began his activities.

(To be continued).

KOWLOON GROWING TOO FAST!

Observatory Mast Moved

BETTER VISIBILITY

There was a time, he pointed out,

to

then visible from practically every part of the Colony facing the main- land and within sight of Observa- tory Hill. In the last ten years, however, five eight-storeyed buildings have been erected in the vicinity of Nathan Road and some of these completely obscured the signal masts.

Owing to these changed condi- tions Mr. Jeffries decided, some months ago to alter the position of the mast from the front of the Ob servatory to the side overlooking. Lye-Mun. The typhoon signals, which will be hung from a yard ärm, should now, be seen from prac- tically every part of Kowloon and Victoris.

Mr. Jeffries said that if the erec-

ed by Observatory Hill, and he pro-tion of high buildings continued as duced some old photographs illus- the present rate it would render the trating the large tracts of country

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ally matter so much, and The typhoon and other signals were longer story; he signal from the COLOMBO JEWELLERY STORES

finally reaches a stage where pro- gress is barred to him. He is, just drone, doing his job sufficiently

well to hang on to it, but left where we are told. "If a man ask without a vestige of hope or ambi- you to walk with him one mile, tion. Through neglecting to put go with him two miles." It always that extra bit of energy into his wortk, he has "missed the bus."

Nearly all failures in life are due to these lost opportunities, and the principle involved is as old as man. It is to be found in the Bible, (Continued on next columa.s

former landmark. The old types of signals were largely obsolete now, and had been replaced by wireless. Mr. Jeffries added that he did not think the growth of buildings in Kowloon would eventually force pays to do better than you find it them to desert Observatory Hill for necessary to do; the reward may a site further back, since it was the not always be visible at the end best landmark in Kowloon and it ofthe road, but you will be a was essential to have a weather better, stronger man for having bureau in a fairly central position. gone that extra distance. If al-It, is understood that a new house ways pays to walk the Second for the Director will shortly be built Mile.

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