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HOUSING CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1933

City Congestion A Heritage Of The Early Days

Interesting observations on the housing problem of Hong- kong is contained in the Hon. Colonial Secretary's "Annual Re- port on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of the Colony of Hongkong during the Year, 1933."

"Town planning improvements," say the report, tare"being carried out wherever possible in Hongkong whilst the develop-" ment of Kowloon is proceeding according to a definite' lay-out.” The report traces the reason for the congestion in the West- om part of the City of Victoria and deal with the question of ubtaining improved conditions.

Quickening Social Consciousness

Dealing with "Housing" the re- port states:-

"In recent years some evidence

has been shown amongst the ar- tizan class of the Colony of a quickening social consciousness and the resultant desire to avail themselves of improved housing accommodation wherever such is made available. The unskilled - bouring class, however, are still

found densely packed in tenement

a native type kitchen in the rear. This room is than subdivided by thin partitions seven feet high into three cubicles, each of which may accommodate a family. A la- trine. Is built at ground floor level, one to each house irrespective of the number of occupants." and is common to all.

Structurally the earlier houses are of blue bricks (of native miana- facture having a very low struc tural value and timber. (usually China fr which is extemely sus- ceptible to the ravages of the white

houses deficient in light and air. This class of labour has to find its habitat as close as possible to the scene of his labour, with the re-ants. Lately, however, reinforced sult that the Western part of the concrete and better quality bricks City of Victoria, which houses the have been used. kative "business quarter and close- y adjoins the portion of the har- bour handling the trame from the West: River and Chinese Forts, is seriously overcrowded. ·

Slowly Mitigated.

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Lack of Town Planning

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1934.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

Complaints About Umpiring

Wimbledon, June 25.

ed to be the cause, so much so that a request has been forward- ed to the authorities for the use of lower chairs for the remainder at the tournament. 1

SURREY BATSMEN IN FORM

1

Australian Bowling

Mastered

At the opening of the Wimble- don Lawn Tennis Championships here yesterday, many competitors

(Special Air Mail Service) complained that the umpiring was

London, June 91 the worst they had ever known.

The Australians, when they ar The fact that the Umpires' Association has forced the "Wim-rived at Kennlägton Oval yester

day, must have known that they bledon authorities to use higher chairs than usual, making them were to meet the test side that 5 feet 6 inches high. is, attribut- they have yet played against, and they accordingly paid Surrey the team compliment of fielding a which, with the exception of one absent player, seems, at the mo- ment to be their best possible com-

Unless

who Ebeling. Some of the players stated that{bination. they had been umpired out of bowled so well at Lord's, is to be victory, which is a very unusual included at the expense of a bat- state of affairs at Wimbledon, sman, they had all their bowlers where the players are usually very there, and as plain statement of sportsmanlike in such

were and truly over matters. fact they and would never say these things come, the total of 372 for three unless they had some very sound wickets at the close of play being" at once a tribute to the Surrey reason for complaint.

batting rather than a reflection on the Australian bowling.

Sphinx-like Nishimura Nishimura provided the third Japanese success of the day when he eliminated Gandar Dower, the Oxford Blue, in four sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1,

For Sandham the day was a tri- umph, his being the highest in- dividual score which has yet been made against the Australians. more English batsmen If many

con-

BRITISH OPEN GOLF TITLE

Records Broken on Opening Day

London. June 26. The qualifying rounds in the British Open Golf Championship were begun here to-day over the Royal Cinque Ports, course and the Royal St. George's course at Sandwich

There were 93 starters, the not- able absentees being Cyril Tolley. John de Forest, and Vardon.

Play opened in warm and sunny i' weather with an absence of wind. Conditions were ideal for good 'golf.

Henry Cotton, who had entered from Brussels. broke the Course record at St. George's by two strokes with 66, having eleven birdles and one eagle going out with 31 and coming in with 35.

Martin. former Oxford Blue, broke the amateur récord "at Deal with a total of 70.

Of the Americans, Shute, Solder of the title, was not convincing and covered in 76 at St. George's; Gene Sarazen, Macdonald. Smith in 75 at Deal: Kirkwood" in 75 at St. George's.

were

U. S. BASEBALL.

Record Equalled

New York, June 25.

St. Louis Cardinals were beaten by three runs in the clash with the New York Giants to-day,, which went to thirteen innings and pro- duced a total of 17 runs.

The Yankees had an easy victory over Chicago; three of their runs being circuit clouts. Broaga fun- ned five times, equalling Lefty Groves, American League record. The following are the scores— American League

R. HE

Chicago New York

2 101 1

A

........... 13 18 Lou Gehrig. Hoag and Combs hit homers.

Gleveland Boston

Detroit

Philadelphia

3 售 2

0

11

12. 0 13 19 1

Jimmy Foxx (2) and MeNair

..hit homers.

St. Louks

Clift hit a bomer. Washington

E

410 +

.6" 11

I

National League

11

R. H.

New York

10 15 3

of

Jackson hit a homer,

St. Louis

7

9

1

Rothrock hit a homer.

Philadelphia

7 2

Fittsburg

7 14

-Reuter.

Others who were prominent

Boomer Aubrey and France, de la Tore of Spain, and Denny Gadd, who did in 71; "No- lan, Ernest Whitcombe and Aug- ust Boyer of France in 73: Padg- ham and Charles Whitcombe in

Sandham nor Gregory was running his second run very energetically: but they were both hitting the loose ball, which came more fre- O'Reilly than any quently from

Sandham enough, and other, reached a century, neatly structed, when he had been infor three and a quarter hours;

Fine Fielding By Bradman Woodfull

another tried yet change when he put on Bromley, who bowls left handed over the wicket, but there was no more ser- lous inconvenience to the Burrey batsmen beyond Sandham once having to run the full stretch of four runs Gregory, to whom tri- bute must be paid, reached his was bowling 100 when O'Reilly with less spirit than usual. Wall, every time he was put on, burst of with that energetic run of his, but the pitch was then easy and Surrey had taken a full measure of the bowling. Runs came along with few spells of bowling that The sphinx-like Japanese took

lative piece of Melding by Brad- time to settle down owing to the score centuries against our visitors looked dangerous, but one super- slowness of the court. The Ent will be hard to avoid the ram-

sparkled brightly

In the gilshman was hitting strongly pake of 1921, when batsmen were man,

on their particular per-midst of all this quiet scoring of while the Japanese' was- mistim picked

runs. The ball was played to long-in 78-Reuter. ing his shots in the first-set.

leg-four runs if ever there four "Nishimura Improved 25 the

With that game went on: his 'versatile.

There was a suggestion of damp-runs-but, Bradman. speedy forehand and

backhandness on the wicket during the first swoop of his, rathered the ball drives being most accurate. He hour's play, Wall, bowling from the from the toes pt the sitting on- lookers and Bew it, back to the top often exploited in-swerving drop Pavilion end, more than once mak- shots which left the Englishmaning the ball stand up awkwardly MrCabe, from the Vauxhall end.

(Special Alt Mall Service) aimed straighter at the stumps.

London, June 9. The capital was 5,800,000 Ordi- Fujikura beat Duplaix In but, for all that, was the less ilke-31 hours, Gregory then being leg-

The petitions of the Gramophone naiy £1 shares and 480,000 Pre- straight sets. completely outplay-ly to take the wicket of either before-wicket to Grimmett. Give

Co., Ltd., the Columbia Grapho- ference £1 shares. The company Ing the Frenchman. The scores Hobbs or Sandham, who took their Grimmett, time, and someone else

to bowl at the other end, and he Phone Co., Ltd., and Electric, and

was formed as a holding company were 6-2, 6-38-6.

first 15 or 20 runs as quietly as

will have them out, in the second Musical Industries, Ltd.. for sanc- in 1931, and acquired the whole of Between The Japanese playing produced usual on the leg de.

tion to the reduction of their the capital of the Gramophone easy winners on both sides of the overs they walked negligently innings for perference Sandham

were again before Mr. and Columbia companies. Losses court. Duplaix's awkward service about the pitch, patting it here

cond "century. was badly missed Justice Crossman in the Chancery were due to the depreciation "of was uncertain, and his weak back- and there, In the manner of a hand made him an easy prey for deliberate pair of Vaudeville art-

when he had made 165, off Chip- Division recently.

the assets of the two operating perfield at cover-point, Fujikura's graceful strokes.

The and the

Brst two petitions were companies." When the company ists who suddenly perform a re-

was formed the operating Fujikura, stormed the net in markable acrobatic feat. "Sand- Australlans had to wait until the dealt with on Tuesday, when his the last

lordship sald he would make a companies were making very large two sets, successfully.ham, who was the less comfortable score had been taken to 388 bé- cleverly mixing his play with per- to Wall, bowling with all his heart.

fore Squires, who did his best af-final order after he had heard the profts, feet drop shots.

tea interval to improve third petition.

Mr. Justice Crossman, remark- ball ali but cocked a

into the ter the

The first two reductions were:ing that the company, was formed. hands of silly mid-on. and so came upon a rate of a run a minute,

bowled by Chipperfield. Gramophone Co. from £3,340,000 to acquire the operating com- the regular change at 21. Grim- Was

Brooks was sent In to play out to £2,605,583, and Columbia, Co. panies at the "peak" period, sane- mett then coming on at the Vaux-

time, and we came away with the from £2,000,000 to $2,078,401. tioned the reduction of the capital ball end.

of 'all three. impression that the Oval wicket is There was no opposition.

Dealing with Electric and Musi- The total reductions are thus just too good for, this Australian bowling.

cal Industries Ltd., Mr. Loqel¦£4,359,036.

helpless.

Frenchman Beaten

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formances

A Confident Start

of the stumpa

4

The second wicket did not fall until they had added 242 runs in

74: Maclean, Compston and Munn

GRAMOPHONE LOSSES

£4,359,036 Cuts In Capital

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In the city of Victoria the ma-

well on his way to make his sec-, capital Coast Jor defeat of housing is due to jack of town planning, but since large proportion of the City was erected In the "early days of the Colony, when town planning was practised even in Europe, the con- ditions to-day are a heritage, the elimination of which involves im- mense sums of money, and pro- bably considerable opposition if attempted on a large scale.

These conditions are being slow- y mitigated by the rebuilding of properties which from time to time are condemned for reasons of structural defects. This process of elimination is however, too slow to create any appreciable improve. ment The legislation now being bontemplated, which call for the provision of reasonable' yard space. when made, opérative, wil hasten the removal or reconstruction of much of the old property. This. whilst providing improved housing conditions, will no doubt mean in- creased cost of living to the la- bouring classes.

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.Hitherto the hostility of the. property-owning, class to the in- troduction of legislation requiring additional open space and "per se" "reducing the earning power of the property has been the chief ob- stacle in obtaining improved con- ditions. It can, however, be re- corded that the Spirit of obstruc- tion is less eviden; to-day as a result of education, and of the ex- ample sci by some of the better class of realty companies whose blocks of tenement houses com- Dare not unfavourably in essential respects with modern European, practice.

All Privately Owned.

Generally many of the old houses suffer from defeats which are at- tributable to the Ordinance of that time. Pased in 1903, the measure was framed to meet existing con- ditions. both structurally and hygenically, as they were then un- derstood and practised, But, view- ed in the light of modern practice and knowledge, many of its pra- visions are found to be lax and the

following are the main resultant

defects:-

(a) The open space is insuth- cient, especially with regard to earlier houses, Le. those built on land purchased prior to 1903.

(b) Latrine

accommodation

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FUTURE FATE ́OF GERMANY

Call Answered By Fuehrer

Hobbs when he had made 22 hit one of the few outrageous long hops which Grimmett sends down terribly hard to. leg. and Wall, standing at forward shortleg, put his hand to it, and his bowling hand at that, with the result that he had to retire to the pavilion. not to appear again until after the

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally interval.

Press" (Copyright):]

(d) Means of escape in case of of the

fire insuficient. Note:

privately owned, and control is maintained by the operation of the on each floor. This is one of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi-

most important steps forward in mance, the provisions of which also

sanitation that has been achieved.

O'Reilly accordingly" came on at the Pavilion end, but was twice hit to leg for 2 by Sand- Berlin, June 25.

ham, who also cut him late for The public discussion concerning 4. The pitch by now was playing the right to criticise the National

inare easily, with more than a whis- Socialist State" which has been per round the ground that Hobbs going on for the past week be would make another century and tween the leading personalities of that one of the biggest scores ever is the third Reich and which was

made against the Australians was begun by the Vice-Chancellor, von in sight- insufficient.

The first part of this (e) Staircases are too narrow

Papen, in his much discussed prediction was all wrong. for with

a week ago. and steep, and often unlight-speech in Marburg

the score at 37 Hobbs, trying to ..ed.

was joined by the deputy leader

turn a ball to leg, was leg-before- National-Socialist party. wicket. to Grimmett. This was Budolf Hess who in a broadcast Woodfull's chance. but Gregory speech on Monday night took a had different ideas, and Sandham, taker of the bowling, In the case of new buildings firm stand against "petty carpers now be

Bobbs: where owners are able to provide inspired only by "bad will" but played Grimmett as well as The housing of the Colony is alt by means of a well or otherwise promised ready reception in high would have done. He hopped down

пет regime an adequate water suppi. tush places of the

for the pitch once to drive O'Reilly to the off for 4, and with Gregory sanitation is now usually provided honest and factual criticism.

"We are accessible to every watching the ball ever so carefully sort of objective criticism." said luncheon was taken with 73 runs HESS "which stands on a arm on the board, of which Sandham would the character of the (e) and (d) have been provided basis of National-Socialist pbilo had made 36.

be delivered housing. Generally the houses are

Immediately after the interval for by recent amendments of the sophy, if it is to built back to back in rows, separ- Public Health and Buildings Or-through the proper. channels. Sandham made two magnificent ated by a scavenging lane six feet dinance, which call for any new That channel is through the na- strokes for 4 of Grimmett, the first In width specified by the Ordi-

staircases in tenement houses to beton's spinal cord the National- just wide of the sight screen and mance. The houses bullt prior to of fire-proof construction, with al- Socialist Party-which is the 11-

the next past cover-point, Gregory the 1903 Ordinance covering the

ternative means of egress from all bond between the leader and then joined in the fun, in which greatest part of the native, quar- floors more than twenty three feet his people. But never must this only the more notable strokes can. ter are at depths varying from above the footpath. The remarks criticism be shrieked on all streets be mentioned, by playing an ex- forty feet to eighty feet, with often

above apply more particularly to and market places into random quisite late cut off O'Reilly to the less than 100 square feet of open

was more the housing of the wage earning ears to the delection of all enemies boundary, and there space provided within the curtilage Asiatics. The

of "New Germany. The real Na- than a suggestion that. Woodfull housing for the of the lot. After the passing of weather classes is provided for bytional-Socialists must, therefore, was in trouble with his bowlers the Public Health and Building modern flats three or four storeys take all the more trouble to see when Chipperfield, who makes the "Ordinance, No. 1 of' 1903, the high, and in the suburban areas by that justifiable criticism makes its ball turn both ways in each ease amount of open space per house detached or semi-detached houses way to the authorities. I expect quite obviously-came an. Neither to be allowed within the bound usually two

from all National-Socialist leaders storeys high which arles of each lot is governed, and

that they will go through may be occupied separately or as

territory entrusted them falls under two main heads" víz:--

with a high power to mould the future flats.

their ears (a) houses bulk ori land bought

open and report to fate of Germany. Of this beller their superiors all that deserves there may be no criticism, Only prior to the passing of the Ordi-

criticisin

the Fuehrer can call tempo and, nance in 1903, where the open space must not be less than one

The National-Socialists are one direction in his revolution, only fourth the area of the site and (b) many of the present defects and big German family which well he ean complete what he has standard gen- may have its own spoiled children. begun and only perhaps Adolf houses built on land bought sub demand a higher sequently where the minimum is erally, whilst the building ownersA mere membership is far from Hitler will consider it necessary raised to one third of the area. On are themselves realising the ad-proof of perfection of all National some day to force developments plan the usual frontage of each vantages of modern constructional Socialists. One, however, always again with revolutionary means. im- Į stands. beyond the realm of cruil- We stand ready to his command, house is Afteen feet (a dimension methods. Town, planning

to early provements are being carried out cism-that is the Fuehrer. That conndent that he will call is old owing its origin more structural limitations than to wherever possible in Hongkong is because each feels and knows revolutionaries when it is neces- economics) and depth of about whilst the development in Kow- Hitler is always right--and always sary and that he will know when thirty-five feet, whilst each storey toon is proceeding, according to a will be right. We believe that the that time arrivés."-Transocean

Fuehrer has answered the call of Kuo Min. consists of one large "room". with definite layout.

New Legislation.

A new Buildings Orinance has been drafted, which will eliminate

the

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