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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933

Kowloon Supplement THE KOWLOON MAGISTRACY

HONG KONG, MAY- , 1833

OUR RAILWAY

OLD, SMALL, AND INCONVENIENTLY PLACED

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT).

Many articles have been written on the dire need of a bigger and more up-to-date Post Office for Kowloon. The need for a more modern Fire Station has also been the subject of much discussion and it would be no exaggeration to say that hundreds of letters have been ritten to the Press on these two subjects...

What seems to have largely escap.

sula.

usually two or more solicitors in Court and what with the number of police officers concerned in the case to be accommodated as well, it is ! the rule, rather than the exception! to find that extra chairs have to be brought into the Court.

The Press.

ers, I have heard more than one of

Of the many enterprises of which Kowloon may justly be proud-so proud, in fact, that she can afford to ignore the taunts that are some- times Bung it ber-is the railway to Canton, which links that City to the Mainland by over a hundred miles of line, twenty-two of which are in British territory. The line

The Magistrate, of course, takes may have its faults, just ne it has its critics, but considering the con-

his seat on a platform and so limit- ditions and circumstances in which ed the attention of the public, how-ed is the space in the room that the it operates, the Kowloon-Canton ever, is the very long-felt want of Press table is a little to his right, Railway compares very favourably

a bigger Police Court in the Penin on the platform. This makes it with any other railway system in

This does not imply that rather difficult at times for report- ers to follow the proceedings - 64 the world In the first place, when crime is on the increase in the main. the ling was first laid down the en-laad, neither does it mean that the the witness-box is at the other side Kowloon police are not equal to of the room, and the solicitors' gineers experienced severe difficul-

keeping law and order in Kowloon: (oither for defence or prosecution) ties in building the embankments, There in no getting away from the just in front of the dock, and not levelling, cutting away the hillsides fact, though, that as a place grows, every one speaks audibly. To make and boring the tunnels, o say no- everything, including crime, grows things even harder for the report thing of the strenuous task of lay with it. "We have come to the stage, ing the line across the swampy land therefore, when the building known beyond the border, which, in places, as the Kowloon Magistracy, which necessitated the construction of iron served its purpose say five years bridges. Few passengers, as they ago, is now sadly inadequate to Ioll back in the comfortably-uphol- cope with the demands made on it. stered coaches in the "Canton Ex-

At present, the Kowloon Police press," realise the obstacles against Court is at Yaumati and while which the engineers had, to contend money has been spent on putting up in the early days, not the least, of modern police stations this build which was the persistent theft ofhing has been neglected. It may be sleepers by Chinese. It was partly convenient, of course, to have the owing to the prevalence of these building where it in with the Yal thefte, and also because wooden mati Police Station so close at sleepers are useless against white hand, but I humbly submit that it ants and dry-rot, that the concrete is hardly the district in which one sleepers, invented by Mr. R. Baker, expects to find a British Court. It the Manager, were laid down in is so out of the way and in none

too savoury a 'district. their place. Needless to say, these have proved eminently atisfactory in every respect and have been laid down in England and other parts of the world.

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ments.

them complain that mosquitoes keep on bothering them!

Then, just to make things a little easier for those, engaged in Court,, there is the continual din and coise that is made by the hawkers crying their ware outside, motor-buses and cars passing by and the crowd that gather in the little stalls just, cut- side the building!

Apart from the Court room, the Magistrate's Chambers, and other offices are on the first or top floor and so far as the general offices are concerned, there are rather cramp- ed for space.

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It has always been a riddle to me why the Government will not put up a modern building somewhere near the ferry after the style of the Fire Brigade Building in Hong Kong. In such a building, may be housed the Post Office, Magistracy, Revenue Officers' Offices and a host of others."

Even inside the Court building, there is very little to remind one that one is inside the Magistracy until one actually gets into the Court room. The ground floor Although it is not possible on a serves as quarters for the Chinese track of this kind to attain the huge staff and there are also cells for

Some days ago, the piece of land speeds achieved by such erigipes as prisoners awaiting trial or removal opposite the Peninsula Hotel form the Flying Scotsman", and some to jail. There is nothing to be said ed the subject of a leading article: of the Great Western classes, the against these calls for they have in the Kowloon Supplement of this New Kitson locomotives give ex-been constructed to allow a maxi-paper. The writer wanted to know collent performances on the iron mum of fresh air and light to pene-what the Government intended to rood" and attain a steady thirty trate into the different compart do with that piece of land. I aug- miles per hour with the utmost comfort and safety. The unfortu- nate accident of two years ago, when a train was derailed owing to a subsidence of the earth caused by heavy flooding, is practically the only one that has occurred in the history of the Railway, apart from minor incidents. The Kowloon-Can- ton Railway has not only a good record for immunity from accidents, however; it is no lese famed for its punctual and efficient service and the courtesy of its staff. There have been various criticisms which reflected on the manner and quality of the meals served on board, but it should be emphasised that this is not in the hands of the Railway, but has beca let out, by, tender to

gest that this modern building The part of the building which is might be put up here. At present a standing disgrace is the Court the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station room itself. It is no bigger than is so small that it looks more like an ordinary roon in a modern flat, a private garage. The Kowloon and the dock is so small that in the Magistracy, if moved to the site mornings when minor summonses mentioned above, would be more are heard, there are so many people easily accessible and when one thinks of the long trip the solicitors have in it that some at forced to sit on the floor at the back of it and await to make from their offices in Hong their turn to stand before the Kong in order to get to it, not to Magistrate. At the back of the mention a host of other disadvan Court are a few rows of benches for tages it in to have the Court where those of the public who want to it now is, it does seem worth the watch the proceedings in Court and while to make this change. when there is an interesting case That part of the peninsula vis going on, it is packed so closely that really the capitol. Its leading||

railway station, police even standing room is seldom avail- hotel,

able. As we move forward, we come station, the wharves, the Bank and to what is commonly turned the the. Post Office are all grouped solicitor's table. When an im-together here. Why not bring the

a Chinese caterer, who is hlone reportant case is taken, there are Magistracy here too? ponsible for such defects as may

exist. The catering arrangements

have been offered to at lebat two | rush of air moves a lever which in Irading foreign catering firms, one turn lets the steam out of the of them being the owners of first cylinders, so that the briginais class hotels and restaurants, but for slowly brought to a standstill. This some reason or other they have special brake may also be operated always declined to undertake the re- | from the guard's van at the end of sponsibility. There is no doubt that the train. By this means perfectly an improvement both in the pre-safety is ensured in the unlikely paration of the meals served, en event of an accident causing the route and in the crockery coaches to break apart. This is used, would be greatly appreciated only one of the many features which by, travellere on these trains, but Wis-hardly fair to expect the rail- way sathorities to add the work of catering to their already manifold

And difficult tasks.

now make railway travelling the safest as well as the most pleasant forms of transport in the world, in which respect the Kowloon Canton Railway is behind few railway or

|| Not many people who have travel-ganisations.

led on this line may be aware of

the fact that the engine is auto-

matically stopped directly the piano, persone

coaches become disconnected, so hospital, medical inspection room, there is no danger of the engine and offices for the medical officers. over. ** running away with itself." A vaalium pipe rúng thư thịl length: of the train, being coupled at the each coach, and directly the are separated the in-

Last year & concert was held to mise funds for this very good caUNG another ons was held lhst week They both met with very good res

INDIAN CHILD

WELFARE CENTRE

FOUNDATION STONE LAID

BY MRS. THOM

There was a very pleasant func- ton at Gun Club Hill yesterday when Mrs. Thom, wife of Lieut- Col Thom, Officer Commanding, H.K.B.B.R.A., laid the foundation stone of the building which is to be known as the Indian Child

Welfare Centre,”

There has long been a want for such an institution on the Main land for the health of the children of the Indian soldiers, in this un- accustomed climate, has always. been quite a problem..

There will be several buildings grouped together, and the centre will be complete with dispensary, (Continued on previons column)

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