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LEAVING THE COLONY BY S.S. RAWALPINDI.
Among the passengers leaving for Home by, the s.s. Rawalpindi to-day. are Mrs. J. W. Baldwin und her. son Brian.
Mrs. Baldwin is leaving "the Colony for good and as a result St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, will be losing one of its most valuable
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Mrs. Baldwin's activities with St. Andrew's include a wide field. She was one of the founders of the Mothers' Union and she has also been secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, a member of the Church choir, and a commit. tee member of the Kowloon Branch of the Helena May Institute.
Mrs. Baldwin is member of the working party, under Mrs, Frank Short, who visit the female prison at Lai Chi Kok every Friday. Her husband is the popular local concert entertainer and football referee.
News In Brief
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Loseby and Mr. A. el Arvulli were among those who returned yesterday from holiday trip to Japan by the as Taiyo Mari,
WHAT OF WHITFIELD BARRACKS
SITE WHERE A MINIATURE TOWN
COULD BE BUILT
(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
In yesterday's article, I made cor progress, Kowloon is going to be ini suggestions regarding the use the residential quarters for the to which the land now occupied by middle class people of practically the Railway may be put. To-day, every nationality. By that I mean I propose to deal with a very large to say that those who do not live piece of ground which is right in on the mid-levels have made Kor the heart of Taimshatsui and which loon their headquarters and in this to my mind is another waste. I re- connection it would be well to bear fer, of course, to the * hill ** On in mind that some taipan of our which Whitfield Barracks and the leading business houses are Kow. Kowloon Military Hospital stands, loon residents. They all, or prac It is really hard to understand tically nearly all of them, stay out why the War office were ever given in rural Kowloon" and as even possession of this piece of land. It this section of the peninsula is was probably the sad lack of fore being used up so rapidly despite sight on the part of those who had the developments which have been the Government of the Colony in going on so rapidly, space must be those days, for it should have been found for the erection of new up-to- quite obvious that soone, or later date the peninsula would develop to such an extent that Whitfield Bar- racks, as they now stand, would be in the way.
detatched, semi-detatched houses, and apartment fats, and the site for this project must be in! central Kowloon so that residents can get to and from the ferry with- out any considerable waste of time.
It and when the Government re- the military, I can see a miniature sumes the land now occupied by town springing up in the site: So much, land is taken up by the bar- racks that I cannot even imagine how many new houses, and new roads, may be constructed in this aren.
There are two schools of thought regarding the advisability of bay- the town. Some seem to view this ing barracks right in the heart of favourably while others hold that troops should be stationed as far away from the town as possible, not that their presence in town is Convicted on a charge of kidnap-resented, but because it is felt they ping a girl of two years, a young points of view if they were garri. And what of the barracks That would be much better off from all married woman was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr.soned in the country.
I can be easily solved for there is Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy So far as Hong Kong and Kow. plenty of undeveloped land in yesterday. It was stated by Inspec- Icon are concerned, I am fully in Hunghom and Kai Tack on one tor Elston of the S.C.A. that the
agreement with those who hold the side and Laichikok and Chamehui- defendant went to Hunghom, where
latter view, Cramped as we are po on the other which may be the girl livod, and enticed her away
for space, barracks should be mov-opened up for such purpose. with a picture book. The defen- cd out, in the case of Hong Kong dant was arrested in Yaumati where to, say somewhere near the Univer she paraded the girl, and offered sity Recreation ground and in the ense of Kowloon, they should be situated in the farther parts of Kowloon Tong or even in Kai Tack, The Shamshuipo Camp Barracks, are, to my mind, ideally situated as they are not in anybody's way o from the central parts of the main- to speak, and they are not too far
made an, the troops. land in case an emergency call is
her for enle,
Sontered of six months' hurd labour was imposed by Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy rester day on a Chinese who was charged with attempting to steal a purse from a woman as she disembarked From the s... Lyeemoon. The com plainant was going down the gang way when the defendant offered to help her down, and while doing so made grap at her purse.
A drowning tragedy occurred in. a countryside pool near the South Face Tunnel on Thursday when one of a party of seven boys was found to be missing after a swim. The unfortunate lad was Pang On Chuen, aged 14, who lived with his parenta at No. 99, Woosung Street.
For embezzling five cents from his employers, Lam Cheong, a condue- tur in the employ of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, was fined $100 by Mr. Butters at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday. According to Ser geant Wagland, the defendant was seen by a bus inspector taking a ticket away from a passenger.
But to return to the Whitfield Barracks. At the present rate of
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united China. to law, we would soon see
If the authorities must have the barracks in town, then, let us have one after the style of Wellington Barracks, but nothing so wasteful of space as Whitfeld. And while on the subject of town planning, I for one would like to know what is happening to the plot of ground next to the Duro Garage. Yeara' tennis courts but ever since the ago it served as Club de Recreio's club moved out to its new home in King's Park, this plot has been neglected to such an extent that it has long become an eye-sore.
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(Continued from Page 8.) reamis de nos amis sont nos amis," One of the beet, though not the and compromise; may we hope that True love is founded on sacrifice most original, legalists of Ancient on these lines, countries on and off China was Han Fei. In Han Fai's the gold standard
should adjust time, as well as in the present their differences and hasten, day, there were two opposing con- that way, the happy return of ceptions of government, the Con- golden days. gentlemen, and the legalist con fucian conception of government by
Chief Justice Replies law ception of government by
His Honour the Chief Justice rather than by persons. The Con- (Mr. J.-R. Wood),thanked M. and fucian system assumes every ruler me. Dufaure de la Prade on be to be a gentleman, and proceeds half of the guests for their good to treat him ag a gentleman! The will and kindness, in receiving legalist system assumes every rules them that morning. He proposed COMMODORE F. ELLIOTT, to be a crook and proceeds to create the toast of the "President of the checks and balances in the poli. French Republic, and this was en- tical system to prevent him from thusiastically honoured. carrying out his crooked intentions. I do not mean to give the impres sion that Confucius ever disregard ed the rule of law in his teachings. Somehow or other the Confucian school of political philosophy does not seem to attack sufficient im- portance to law.
R.N.
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Commodore F. Elliott, R.N., who Lrrived in the Colony on Tuesday to take up duties as Commodore- in-Charge, Hong Kong, hoisted his pennant in II.M.S. Tarantula, of I need acarcely point out to you another upon future political de- SERVICE TO READERS the West River patrol; at eight that the Confucian conception was velopment. So far, it pains me to o'clock yesterday morning. The and is still responsible for breed-say that the newspapers in China) Tamara saluted by HMS ing corruption in officialdom before do not constitute & potent factor. Tamar, with 11 guna, the Tarantula and after the revolution. The Instead, they join hands with the returning the salute three legalist conception is the Western corrupt politicians in playing sel- minutes past eight,
view, such as I have been telling fish politics. The pennant of acting-Commo- you of the constitutional powers doro H. R. Marrack, R.N., who has in England, France, and the United public opinion cannot prevail na- This righteous and aggressive been in charge since the departure. States. As Han Fei ays, we til there be many Chiness who gra for Home of the late Commodore E should not expect people to be willing to risk their offices, their McO. W. Lawrie, R.N., was struck good, but should make it impos- positions, their freedom, indeed in EL.M.S. Tamar at sunset yester sible for them to be bad.
their lives in the cause. The moral Press Responsibility, transferred to the Tamar at eight
responsibility is not only devolved o'clock this morning. A saluto was
Righteous public opinion pre- on the newspapers alone. It rests supposee hatred of wickedness of also on the Chambers of Commerce fired by the Tarantula and returned all kinds-licentiousness, dishonea the Bankers' Associations, by the Tamlir.
ty, corruption in public office, ex-Y.M.C.A., the Y'a Men's Club; and To-day, the following calla will tortion by public officials. It re-every educated person in the com- be exchanged:-11 a.m., Commodore sente injustice of all kinds.. on H.E, the Governor; 11.15 am.,
munity has a part, has a moral Public opinion besides bong responsibility in the matter of H.E the Governor returns call aboard H.M.S. Tamar; 11.30 am., A weak and flabby public opinion, rive public opinion.
righteous must be also aggressive. keeping up a righteous and aggre Commodore on H.E the G.o.c.; does the community very little 11.45 a.m., H.E. the G.O:C. returne good. But what creates this righ-to-day who are willing to pay the If there are enough men in China the call aboard H.M.Si Tamar. Salutes will be fired from the opinion? First, the moral respon good government, modern China. aggressive public price for justice for freedom, and Tamar
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