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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1933

Kowloon Supplement THE BAD OLD DAYS IN

Hong Kong, APRIL 10, 1933,

KOWLOON'S INDUSTRIES

KOWLOON

WHEN IT WAS UNCOMMON NOT TO HAVE A PIRACY!

(Continued)

have personally seen a Hong Kong Police launch well outside Hong Kong waters looking for pirates and other criminals, and not only did the Hong Kong, Police scour the, seas, but they actually landed and searched the villages.

Had they been as vigilant about the waters of the Colony and in the Colony itself, instead of extending their activities to Chinese terri- tory, there would have been some sense in it. But what is the use of harbouring criminals in one's own domain and searching for them out- side such?"

The average resident little realises the extent and importance of the various industries in Kowloon, [although the goods manufactured

Some astonishing allegations are. Police actually visited the villages on the. Mainland form quite mado by Mr. L. C. Arlington, anĮ lying outside Hong Kong waters to percentage of the exports of the Ex-Official of the Chinese Maritime soarch for criminals. That is, I Custoras, in his book, "Through the Colony. Those who are not brought Dragon's Eyes," from which quote into contact with these factories tions have recently been published can be excused for not knowing of in.. this Supplement. Describing how the Chinese officials at Canton, their existence, however, since the

unable to persuade the Hong Kong majority of them are tucked away authorities, to hand over criminals, in side streets and back alleys well occasionally took matters into their | off the main thoroughfares. The own hands, the author states that manufacturers seldom advertise he remembers an occasion where a their goods in the forsign Press, Chinese woman, with, the awistance with the result that few but the of her paramour, murdered her Chinese consumers have ever heard husband in Changchow, both there of 8000

of the manufactured after escaping to Hong Kong, where articles." Many foreigners, if asked they found employment in a sugar to describe the industries of the factory. This becoming known to Colony, would smile in deprecating the Chinese authorities, they sent adetective to investigate. On ly manner and mention a few fac tracing the wanted ones, the detec tories where soy is manufactured ́ortive invited them to dinner in a coarse clothe woven for local con-restaurant, and when be bad them sumption. They would perhaps be surprised to learn that thousands of factory hands are employed in the various industrial enterprises on the Mainland, which is rapidly be- coming the Lancashire of South China, rivalling oven. Canton itself in output. With the advent of cheap electricity in Kowloon and the New Territories it has been.

As a matter of fact," alleges prophesied be no less an authority Mr. Arlington, the Hong Kong

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"Of course, the Chinese officials were in many cases that I know of themselves greatly at fault. Many of the petty officials furnished the pirates with arms, and documents certifying, that they were "exter minating pirate men;" and if the pirates, so provided with creden tials, were caught in any undoubted case of piracy they would say that they were specially employed by the Chinese officials to suppress piracy and show their documents to prove it the Chinese, officials, of course, reaping their share of the spoils This many acts of piracy were sponsored by the officials for & few years from now Kowloon may what more inclined to protect than sake of polf. During my time in be as important manufacturing hand over criminals to the Chinese Kowloon territory, ... from '1603 centre as Shanghai Weight is for crimes committed on Chinese to 1901, piracies were so common given to Sir Robert's opinion by soil. Such actions-though doubt that we regarded it as extraordi- the fact that firms in the North are less, aufficiently demonstrating the nary if a day bassed without one. rapidly closing down and moving independent territorial status of Indeed, it was the daily routine for their premises to areas where they Hong Kong-do not make for junk masters to report at the Cus can be sure of protection from friendship, and it is a poor policy. toms Station that they had been banditry and invasion. One of the meat against Hong Kong is that, ed." Mr. Arlington, it should be

Another cause for Chinese resent-pirated and all of their cargo loot latest migrations to Hong Kong is frequently and until comparative explained, is an American citizen. that of the Commercial Press Co.,ly recently, at least the British

(To be Continued) Ltd., whose huge printing plant and library in Shanghai was des troyed by shell-firs and incendiarism during the fighting in, 1931. This wealthy concern has purchased a large plot of Reclamation land in Wanchai and proposes to erect a building there to house its machinery and book binding equip

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ment. This Colony posses all the NEW TERRITORIES MEDICAL advantages of Shanghai, with its magnificent Harbour, commodious wharves and godowns, and in addi- tion it is the only port in China where absolute security can

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etc.-rife trouble, septic sores, amongst the children in the villages at Ching Shan and Tun Mun These gentlemen provided the funds and incidentally the medicines for the amelioration of the condition of these people and from this small beginning grew up the organisation which has now amalgamated with

With the passing of the New Ter- the New Territories section of the guaranteed to. business firms. ritories Medical Benevolent Society St. John Ambulance which worked Owing to these reasons, it is ex which in the past has done such on similar lines but in different tremely likely that the next few yeoman service amongst the vil-arcas. years will find factories and hongs Ingers at Tan Man Tsun Wan, arising in Kowloon for the producing Shan and Shatin, a tribute tion of Chinese, goods which are now made in Shanghai and other should be paid to the pioneer or Northern cities,

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Branch, has clinics, at Tsun Wan, Ha Teun, Ping Shan, San Tin, Fán Ling, Shaaukok, Kam Tio, Ting Kok, Shatin, and Cheung of the Mainland, he well as of that the Society owed its origin to Chen with a staff of fifteen nurses, do better than visit the Industrial Mesere. Laurence and Raymond South China in general, could not ir Elly Kadoorie and his two sons two full time doctors, and a number Exhibition which is being staged Kadoorie, Professor Gerrard, Mr. on the Roof Garden of the Sincere Elf. Raymond and Dr. Arthur Co., Ltd. Amongst the forty native Woo, who when on pleasure bant, industries represented at the Ex-were struck by the sickness-eye hibition, he will find articles mant factured by the South China Leia

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ther Goods Co., the pioneers in Sham Shui Po, and addition to this line in the Colony, who employ many other industries of a similar over a hundred workers in their factory ut Kowloon City; high-grade singlets, the product of the Chui It will be realised from the above Yin Knitting Factory, of Mongkok; 1st that Kowloon occupied no in and the Tung Hing Knitting Fac. significant position as a manufactur- tory; sunproof, weatherproof and ing centre, and its importance will washproof cloth manufactured by farther be appreciated from the the Sam Kwong Weaving Factory, knowledge that some of the goods of Cheung Sha Wan; a variety of manufactured here are exported, not onamel ware made by the China only to all parts of China, Malaga, Klinwares Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the Philippines and the East Indica, the only vitreous enamel factory in but also to Europe and the United the whole of South China; saucens States. The industrial future of

While driving his car along und preserved loudstuffs canned by Kowloon is deed bright and in Shanghai Street about 10.15 am

Canning Corporation, thres us to believe that if ever Hoon Monday, Mr. T. E. Jackä

knocked down a Chinese boy. Enu Kox and lacquer and paints, the great manufacturing centre of the Lai Ying: The boy received in products of the National Lacquer Fast it will be due to the indomit juries to his loft foot, and was and Paint Products Co., Ltd., of able enterprise of the Little Penin removed to the Kwong Wah Ho! 1 Continued at foot of next Columns -sular.

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