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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933.

Kowloon Supplement FUTURE OF KOWLOON

Hoxa Kona, March 11, 1933.

PRESSING NEEDS.

BETWEEN KAI TAK AND HOMUNTIN

(Continued.)

Kowloon generally is well served articles the lines on which building is accessible in

Having envisaged in our two last slopes gently towards the hills and in the way of public utilities. She is the Peninsular is most likely to several hundred yards. Already a Aume cases for is probably better policed, fire develop, we now come to that valu- few enterprising Chinese have built brigaded and supplied with water able aren, ninny thousand nors in bungalows and two-storied houses than mighty Hong Kong itself, yet extent, lying between Kai Tak and just below the Shatin Pass and have the few things which she does lack and Homuntin, Its extreme limits quipped themselves with telephones are urgent, preasing needs.

Four are the foot of the hilla below Lion and a miniature farm which ap occur to mind at the moment; the Rock and the high ground behind parently supplies all their lack of an adequate post office, of King's Park, which, as we have 'mediate wants. A motor road of

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a dignified and sanitary Police already suggested, would make an sorts runs from Kowloon City to Court, of an isolation hospital-and-excellent residential quarter.com-their-doors and the district 18 a cemetery. Until she possesses manding views on both sides of the each of these necessary institutions her efficiency as a civic entity will be sndly impaired.

The question of a new Post Office has already been dealt with in these columns and it was vehemently dis- cussed at Thursday's meeting of the Kowloon Residents Association. A matter of public importance of this description, however, cannot be brought up too frequently and the more one says and writes about.it

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Harbour.

possibly no more inconvenient than any other outlying district of Kow- From the Kowloon Dairy Farm as loon. There is enough space on the far west as Kowloon Tong, and to slopes of these hills in which to a certain extent to the south of lay-out a pleasant garden city, and Kowloon City, there is a huge area as the land is as yet inexpensive we of level land at present under cul-anteipate that others will start tivation. Scarcely any of it is used building here in the near future. for growing paddi, and it is mostly under, watercress and other veget- able produce. It is, in our opinion, far ton valuable to be used for market garden or allotments and the day will come, perhaps ten per haps twenty years hence, when all available land sites in Kowloon will have been recupied and the city will this happens the demand for land begin to flow northwards. When

in this region will increase to such

the west side, that is, on the Castle There is less land available on Peak Road, unless investora arc prepared to go several miles out for. their operations. Building in the vicinity of Castle Peak is likely to increase in volume, in much the same way as it has done at Shekko on the Taland, but any developments na distinct from any housing schemea of this nature can safely be regarded in Kowloon proper.

prophecy,

to

the more likely are the Government to think about acting, instead of making vague promises which are now received in sullen and resent- ful scepticism. It has been suggest cd that the plot of ground adjoin ing the cast side of the Peninsula Hotel should be set aside for theciate and villagers will be only too vious articles we have endeavour- an extent that values will appre- In this and thic two pre- site for a new Post Office building. and, unless the Government have glad to dispose of their holdings tond, with the necessary imper- an alternative scheme we see no rea

the highest bidder. In the case of fection of all son why it should not be developed and held by the Government, it is visualise the probable future. of for this purpose. It is an admir, unlikely that it will be allowed to Kowloon from an architectural able site fairly central and con- remain under cultivation if the viewpoint. Any number of factory venient, and sufficiently large to al needs for housing are sufficiently may arise within the next few years low the erection of an extensive pressing, and doubtless it will be which will put our calculations out building,

offered for sale by anction in the of joint, but, as far as observation itual way. In regard to the provision of a

and experience enable us to judge, Apart from the level land areas development will be on lines reason new Police Chart, we feel that any described above, there is a considerably consonant with those we have One familiar with the present rams-able area at the foot of the hills suggested hackle building in Yaumati will suitable for building purposes. It share our opinion that it should long ago have been demolished. It has served its purpose and is no

longer fit to be used as a Govern- work and money as well as unneces- hent office, either from a sanitary

or an architectural point of view, sary inconvenience-perhaps risk. It To expect our Magistrates to spend is perfectly ridiculous that a town several hours each day in the Sum of the sixe and population of Kow- mer months ensconced in its foul, and odorous atmosphere is unfair and inconsiderate. The suggestion has been made that the vacant plot near the Dogs Home should be made the site for the new Court, Its proximity to the main road would render it accoustically un- favourable, but since no better site stems available (and any one would be better than the present neigh bourhood) it looks as if it will have to be built there.

The two other important questions

with which we prefaced this article, the provision of an isolation hos pital and a European cemetery for Kowloon, seem to have escaped the notice of the authorities and the K.R.A. Yet it must be obvious to everyone how necessary it is that Kowloon should be independent of Hong Kong in this respect. Under the existing clumsy organisation: all cases of infectious disease have to be removed across the water, in volving considerable waste of time, (Continued on' next Column)

(To be continued.)

THEFT FROM A AND S. PRIVATE

DISHONEST BOY SENTENCED.

loon should not have an isolation hospital of its own, where cases.j could receive immediate attention. The K.I.A. might usefully discuss Sentence of six weeks' hard this matter and bring their recom-labour was imposed by Mr, Butters mendations before the notice of the at Kowloon Magistracyt yesterday responsible authorities. We have on a Chinese who was convicted or little doubt that the medical off a charge of stealing a one pound cers both in Hong Kong and Kow.noto from Private Willian Mc- loop would strongly support the Culloch of the Argylls and Suther- suggestion.

land Highlanders,

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The Jade Tree is displaying in the Temple today a most comprehensive line of now sports necklaces. These are to be on sale for the week at just one half the marked prices. Nothing adds the touch of distinction to an otherwise plain costume like these beautiful creations. They are well worth a trip to Kowloon to view.

The Temple is open at night. The main Jade Tree studio is closed after five o'clock, but if anything is really wanted it can be sold through the Temple.

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A similar argument is to be made ant handed a pair of trousers to cemetary for the Mainland. Both pocket. of one of the trousers was the Chinese and the Indian com-a pound note which complainant munities have special sites in Kow had apparently forgotten to take loon in which to bury their dead out. The defendant fount the note and another cemetery should be and instead of handing it back to provided in some district where its his master, kept it and changed it presence is never likely to hamper for 814 from a money-changer. development. Judging by the rate at which building operations are progressing such a site. will not be

out for the provision of a European defendant to be pressed. In the|COLOMBO JEWELLERY STORES

easy to discover.. It is however, far the harbour to be buried and we from satisfactory that Kowloon re- hope this question will also receive sidents should be conveyed across the serious attention of the Govern (Continued at foot of next Column) "ment and the K.R.A.

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