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1, 1933

CENTENARY of ABOLITION

of SLAVERY

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our duty to protect the weak and those who are suffering from wrong treatment. All who elsim to have a conscience must do their utmost to develop a community conscience for the benefit of the mici teni,

Many Chinese believe the system to be a good and right one; but if they wish to adopt children and treat them properly let them do it. | In such a case it is no hardship to register. We must all work to- gether for the good of the mui tini.

A VISITOR'S VIEWS ..... Rev. J. R. Saunders said:-1 want first to congratulate your Society on the splendid record of your short but eventful history. You can look back at your eleven years with pride and thankfulness for the girls that you have helped; but you can rejoice in the still more important work of creating public sympathy for your ideals and aims that, will mean much for your future work." The noble nims and practicable results of your Society's splendid record speaks well for this highly civilized Colony not only for the girls in your midst, but for the influence of your work upon the homeless dependent girls in China.

THE CHATHAM ROAD

COAL DUMP

NOTHING COMPARED TO WHEN KOWLOON IS “CHINA'S

CARDIFF!

(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

Kowloon residente those living in the Chathani Road area—aré up in arms and not without reason. Eor years, they have tolerated the coal and dust nuisance," but one could see that behind the apparent indifference with which they view ed the situation," a fame was smouldering and ready to flare up when the time came.

himself how bad

has become.

It would be nothing short of atter absurdity to expect the re sidents to have their windows clos ed day and night, even in the rom- mer months, but unless that de this, there is no other way of keep- ing the house clean. Table and bed linen, furniture and wash basins are covered with coal dust The time has come, and this in next to no time if the slightest volcanic eruption will take the breeze is blowing and it general. form of a mass meeting of resily is. Even the flowers and bushes dents, in the Peninsula Hotel to in the front of the houses are day. when the proposed petition to besmirched and' after a shower of be submitted to the Government rain, the coal dust is turned into will be discussed and finally ap a black paste, and this paste, is proved before it is sent to the Co- not a very pleasant thing to have lonial Secretary who will be res on one's furniture, linen and cloth. The read problem is one of a suit-pectfully requested to forward it ing.. able home for the dependent girls. to His Excellency the Governor. Many of them are orphans or fatherless. The mother if living is unable to rear the girl or girls in the home. What can she, do There is no home where she can place these girls. They are sold for slave girls in the better to-do- bomes or they may be sold into lives of shames and wickedness. Homes must be found for such girls where they may be reared under proper environment. It may be difficult to find such homes, but the problem will not be solved until hommes are found for the homeless girls.

It is good to stress the evils of such conditions as we now End in reference to mud tan girls. This is quite necessary and important, but we have not gone far enough in stressing these evils if we have

not created 'conditions that will overcome such evils or make them

impossible. Every girl is entitled to a home where love, and sym pathy shelter her and make her existence a joy to her and others. In Kwangtung Province, north of Conton, in Shiu Chow, we are now creating homes for these homeless girls where they may be reared under proper environment, given an education, taught a trade sa they can make a living for them- selves if necessary. Pu Kong Or phanage or Children's Home is somewhat like the Bernardo Homes in London or the Muller · Or phanag at Bristol. We are seek. ing to build twelve to fifteen of these cottage homes where we will be able to care for four to five bun dred boys and girls,

Po Kong is a model that may be duplicated all over China. When auch homes are found in large numbers in China and in the coast cities, then the evils of slave girls ought to, he overcome, certainly where the rarents are anxious to save their girls for the nation's welfare.

Thore is no doubt that this nuisance has assumed serious pro- portions and I for one give my hearty" support although I am in no way affected by it.

►

The Heating.·

The meeting takes place this evening in the Peninsula Hotel and the report will be awaited with much interest by residents of Kow loon as well as those in the island. The Kowloon Residents' Association are giving the matter their keen attention. They will investigate the nuisance, and if they think fit after their investigations, they will take such steps as may be necessary to petition the Government on the matter,

Chatham Road bag always been looked upon as one of the best re- sidential quarters in Kowloon, Re sidonts in that area have had very little to complain about. They have the delightful sea breezes, and what is more, the houses fronting the see do not have the view ob structed by buildings on the op- It would be interesting to know posite side. For that reason, no

what the Railway authorities think eooner a house is built in Chatham about the matter, and in an in- Road than the owner has numerous terview with Mr R Baker, the applications for fisis, and because manager of the Railway, yester the public know that they are go-day, I was told that "my views ing to live in a good part of the city they do not begrudge paying a bit more by way of rental, rates and taxes etc.

Just because there have been no very serious complaints in the past about this nuisance, the people con- corned did not give the matter

much thought. The Government were making money out of it, as those who chose to store their cog supplies in the area in question had to pay a certain fee for such privilege, and as long as the Gov- ernment were getting revenue, things like the comfort of the pub lie did not worry any one at all.

The Worm Turns.

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430, Nathan Rd. ter is now before the Governor-in- Council and what he thinks or is going to do, I cannot say,

Bright Prospect for Kowloon. "Speaking quite apart from my official position," Mr. Baker con timed, I have lived at other.com- mercial ports and all I have to say is that these ports are no seaside resorts. That applies to this place too, and if people live in a com mercial port they must expect to find coal and dust.

"Chatham Road residents have been fortunate in that the land in front of them has been idle all We all know that a worm must these years. Before long, there will turn, and the worm has turned, | be godowns and wharfs built on The result is that the Government them and then there will be more is beginning to wake up and take ¦ dust and smoke from the ships.

little notice. It is always the

Concluding, Mr. Baker asid that same in Hong Kong. Nuisances in order to get in more revenue are allowed to go on until the pub- and thus reduce the rates and lic makes a noise about it. Until taxes, the Government has to make then the powers that be are con the best use of this land." tent to sit back and tackle other ¦ The speaker also added that there more important questions, such as the advisibility or otherwise of im- posing heavier taxes and rates on the long-suffering public.

Enough publicity has been given to this matter, but it would be a good thing for some of the higher officials to visit one of the houses in the affected area and see for

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were large tracts, of coalfielda to the north of Canton which are not yet, properly developed When they are, the coal derived from this source would all be taken down to Kowloon and the peninsula would. thus be turned into a regular coal port, something after the style of Cardiff

The foundation "of any nation's greatness in the childhood of that nation. The girls do much to de- termine any nation's greatness. Ws could mention many instances in history, but I can speak of only one. We people of the West are indeed proud of John Bunyan's great contribution to the world's the local Anti-Mui Taai Society, gathering of irresponsible busy- civilization in his immortal. Pil- in accepting the scroll presented to bodies. However, to our mind, we grim's Progress. John Bunyan him, said

serve, in all humility and with a was a vile wicked young man who

"I beg to thank you for your measure of success, in righteous. married a poor girl with noble souvenir in recognition of my past cause. In speaking thus, I indulge ideals. She manifested to him efforts in your midst. When I took neither in vain boasting nor in futile life's noble ideals and encouraged up the Hou. English Secretaryship- recriminations. I merely wish to

at the inaugural meeting of the give expression to the fact that,. him to accept these as his own. This he did and the world has been Society in August, 1921, and served during all these years, we acted, to better for the life and writings of in that capacity until a few years the best of our lights, on a con- John Bunyan, but who was the poor

ago when I was relieved by our viction that is bred in the very SALLEH RADIO SERVICE girl who became the wife of friend Mr. Bush, I merely tried, marrow of our bones. To me, it seems, that the services of every Bunyan She was an orphan girl together with you all, to do our

member of the Executive Commit- raised under proper environment. duty by those much less fortunato

tee of 1921 and of those who sub- Had there been no home for her than ourselves. In those days we where life's noble ideals ware given worked with such real and enthusequently sat on this body deserve to her in ten tender years of child. nem that we received tangible your thanks; but, since it is clearly hood, we would not have had a support from many quarters, includ- inexpedient to hand our so many John Bunyan. In helping to create ing that of the Anti-Slavery and

tokens of your appreciation, a few auch homes for the dependent girls Aborigine Protection Society of have to be chosen for this honour in Hong Kong and in China near

London and also blessings from the and I consider myself one of these us, we are helping to soise this Press and the Pulpit. We also re- lucky few: In this spirit, ladies problem in the most practical way.

ceived unsolicited backing from 156 and Gentlemen, I accept your gift local Labour Unions representing with my deep gratitude. (Ap MR. CAG, ANDERSON one-sixth of the then population of plause.) Mr. O. G. Anderson, who was the Hong Kong. Perhaps, these facts first Honorary English Secretary of form the best answer to those who | {Continued at font of next column), wish to make out that we are a

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