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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS"

GENERAL

GOVERNMENT PLANS TEMPORARY CAMPS

TO ACCOMMODATE

30,000 HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE IN COLONY

Relief Measures Revealed To Legislative Council

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Definite steps to deal with the problem of refugees, the destitute and the homeless, which has for sometime been a question of serious concern to the Colony, were announced by the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, at yesterday's meeting of the Legis- lative Council.

REFUGEES

Tightening Up EVENTFUL YEAR Laws Relating

FOR K.C.R. To Sedition

REPORT TABLED

A most eventful year Was QX- perienced by the Kowloon-Canton Raliway (British Section), accord-

NEW BILL'S BEFORE

LEGISLATORS

Among the four new Bills intro- ing to the annual report for 1937, duced at the meeting of the Leris- produced by the Manager and lative Council yesterday were one Chief Engineer, Major B. D. to make better provision for the Walker, which - was tabled before prevention and punishment of the Legislative Coundi yesterday.sedition and another, to he passed Abnormal occurrences in chroat the same time, to prohibit the nological order, were a disastrous importation of undesirable pub- Government proposes to erect at once temporary accommoda-

Are on the up-through fast train leations. - tion for 3,500 destitute women, children and infirm men at North

in January, resulting in the death Point and Kowloon Taal, as well as a temporary camp on the Marina

The former Bill is based upon a of 84 persons; a major derailment model ordinance compiled by dir- site in Kowloon to serve as a clearing house for transient refugees.

of the same train 12 days later, ection of the Secretary of State Estimated capital cost of these commodation to which they could record passenger traffic during the fand repeals and substitutes new iwo schemes is in excess of half a repair in the winter months. Ching Ming Festival in April and provisions relating to sedition for

Assuming 1,500 able-bodied men, the Coronation celebrations; link- the provisions Present at the meeting were H.E. there remain at least 7.500 ing up of the Canton-Hankow Publications Ordinance, 1914. the Governor. Sir Geoffry North-destitutes for whom housing will and, the Canton-Kowloon Hallways cote; HE the General Officer be required in two three in August:

SEDITIOUS INTENTION Commanding. Major-General A. W. months time.

The qubsequent introduction of Clause 3, which deals with "sedi- Bartholomew; the Colonial Secre- "Government proposes to erect a working agreement for through tous intention," lays down that tary. Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith: the at once temporary accommodation goods trafic between Kowloon and while it is not a seditious inten- Attorney-General, Hon. Mr. J. Afor 3,500 destitute women, children Hankow; use of all available. spacetion to point out errors or defects Fraser: the Secretary for Chinese and infirm men at the following on the Railway. Reclamation in in the government or constitution Affairs. Hon. Mr. R. A. C. Northpoints:-Accommodation for 1,500 Kowloon for storing cargo origin of the Colony, or in legislation, or the Financial Secretary. Hon. Mr. at North Point; accommodation for ally destined for Shanghai but in the administration, of justice S. Calne: the Harbour Master, Hon 2.000 at Kowloon Tsai

diverted to Rong Kong, owing to with a view to the remedying o

million dollars.

OF

of the

Seditious

Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (Retd.): "The latter camp will be as far Sino-Japanese hostilities;

such errors or defects, or to per the Director of Public Works, Hon, from Waterloo Road as is con- Intenalve damage to track and suade inhabitants of the Colony to Mr. B. M. Henderson; the Com-veniently possible. In both cases the total suspension of traffic for attempt to procure by lawfu. missioner of Pollee. Hon. Mr. T, H. the camps will be designed for ten days caused by a record means, the alteration of any mat- King: the Director of Medical Ser- rapid extension. but while the typhoon in September and lastly ter in the Colony, none of the" vices. Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selyan-Clarke: scheme is in its present experimen- the Intensive bombing of the actions mentioned in these or Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Hor. Mr. tal stage it is considered unwise to Chinese Section of the the from other provisions shall be deemed T. N. Chau, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. Hon. carry it out on a larger scale. October to December which caused awful if dene in such a manner The estimated capital cost of dislocation of traffic, damage to as to effect, or be likely to effect. such buildings, capable of accomm-rolling stock and the ultimate the purpose of seditious Intention. modating 3,500 destitutes, ts but cancellation of the through morn- The determining factor is the con- at between $350.000 and $400,000 ing and mid-day passenger trains sequences arising from the act. which must be accepted as a pro- Receipts and net operation re- Clause 5 provides that the At- The statement by the Colonial visional figure only The cost of vende were $1,331,468.73 and torney-General must give written Secretary was made in answer to administration of camps contain-8438.935.30 respectively, as against consent for prosecution and Clause a question by the Hon. Mr. J. Jing that number is put at a rate 81.245.469.16 and 3454.733 the pre- 8 declares that no person shall be Paterson. He said:

of $285,000 per annum.

convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.

Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. Leop D'Almada e Castro, Jnr., and Mr. B. C. K. Hawking. Deputy Clark of Councils

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COMPLICATED PROBLEM

-- TRANSIENT REFUGEES

il

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

telegrama

vious year. "The refugee problem is con-

Operating expenditure was $894, plicated by the absence of accurate

533.43 compared with $700.736.18 statistics and, in particular, of any transient,

"The second class of refugees is last year. จก its way to other means of estimating the extent to

places. These are being dealt with which the poorest class of the re-through the agency of the Tung sident population Has been dis-Wah Hospital, and accommodation placed from its homes by a refugee has been found up to now for influx of relatively wealthier per them at the old Government Civil sons. There is good reason for Hospital, the old Victoria Gaol, believing that this has taken place the Kowloon Magistrats and the awaiting claimants at the offices the powers granted to the Com- on a large scale.

Tung Wah Hospital, which have "According to the information served as clearing houses. In this available, which is derived mainly category there are at the present from railway, and steamer figures-time about 1.800 persons of both though these have been checked sexes. against other returns-it is reason-

"The old Government Civil Hos-

The following

UNDESIRABLE PUBLICATIONS " The Bill governing undesirable publications gives power to the Governor to prohibit, by Order-in- | Council, the importation of spect- fled publications, makes it an of- fence to be in possession of pro- hibited publications and extends Ottsa;missioner of Police, the Postmaster General, and the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to detain, pen and examine suspected pack ages

of Cable and Wireless, Ltd.:- Aarsen, Hong Kong Hotel; Grey c/o Mollers; Metco.

are

WHAT SCHEMES COST "The total financial commit-

Adminis-

tration (12

Capital months Cost basis

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1938.-PAGE 7

SUMMER SALE

NOW

PROCEEDING

BARGAINS IN THE

JEWELLERY SECTION

3 PIECE CONDIMENT SETS E. P. AND GLASS

PYREX DISHES ON E. P. STAND

CASES OF TEA SPOON E. P. (6 IN CASE)

$4,60

:

$8.50

.$1400

$750

$6,50

11

E P. GRAPEFRUIT SPOON AND KNIFE SETS.

E P. SANDWICH STAND $950

per nut

E. P. BREAD TRAYS $4

E, P. BUTTRE DISHES 8500 E P. CAKE BASKETS $850

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF 20% OF ALLTM

REGULAR STOCKS IN THIS DEPARTMENT,

LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

S.C.A. RÈPORT

The report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for 1937, which was tabled before the Legislative Council yesterday states that at Any person detained during such the beginning of the year the

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OTHER BILLS "-

Was 1,584, but by the end of De- cember they had been reduced, to 1,396 through deaths, marriages. Two other Billa were given first and other causes. reading, namely, an Ordinance to Sixty-one persons were prose- amend the Dangerous Druge Or-jcuted in mul-tsal cases concerning dinance, 1935, and an Ordinance 58 girls, and in all 83 charges, to amend the Sand Ordinance, mainly concerning ill-treatment 1935.

and failure to report,

able to suppose that the net in-pital has been contemmed and the ments above described are Hkely examination may forthwith be ar./number of registered mui-tsais crease of the population during the Victoria Gaol and Kowloon Magis-therefore to amount in the initial rested and charged. last 12 months coming from out-tracy will be required during the stage to the following:- side the Colony is somewhat under winter by the Street Sleepers' So- 250,000 persons.

clety, as has been the case pre- Inclusive of these, it is estimatedviously. The Tung Wah Hospitals that since the 1931 census was have at the present time no re- taken the population has increased fugees other than the sick. by at least 30 per cent., while the number, of tenements has increased Government proposes to set up a "In order to deal with this class

by about eight per cent. over the same period. From these estimates site in Kowloon to serve as a clear- temporary camp on the Marina It is possible to gain some idea of ing house. It will be supervised by the overcrowding which now ob Government tains locally.

departments. the Tung Wah Hospital Committee 30,000 STREET SLEEPERS

continuing to deal with the re-, There have been some 30,000 ceiving and forwarding arrange- jiersons sleeping in the streets menta. during the current summer month.

"The estimated capital cost is

As no summer "count has been $120,000 and the annual cost of made previously it is not possible administration is put at $81,600. to state the extent to which this Accommodation for 1,000 persons is

is in excess of the normal." Com- being erected in the first instance. petent observers have stated that

Kowloon.

persons are

PAYING REFUGFES

Refugee Camps, Point North and Kowloon Tsai

$385,000 $285,600 Marina Site

Camp........ 120,000 $1,600 Emergency Re- fugee Council Scheme, Kow- loon Tsai

17,500 nil

The following five Bills passed ferred. Anal reading:

.4

A Bill authorising the appro- priation, of a supplementary sum of $774,321.44 to defray the charges for 1937:

A Bill amending the Merchan- dise Marks Ordinance, 1890:

PI

were

" COL. BURROWES'

NEW RANK

pre-

It is announced by the militäry authorities that Colonel A. Bur- rowes, commanding the Royal

A Bill amending the BankruptcyArtillery, Hong Kong, has been granted the temporary, rank of Brigadier, to take effect as from

Total * $522,500 $367,200 Ordinance 1931;

SUPPLY OF FOOD

A Bill amending the Dentistry May 25. Ordinance 1014; and

It is at present uncertain "to

A Bill amending the Registratior: what extent it may be necessary of Persona Ordinance, 1934. to supply food to the two first

"A scheme has been put forward classes: an estimate of the full cost

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LOCAL ESTATES

Ying-kee, allas Wong Kin-ip, gro-

"MAYOR OF WANCHAI” Mr. Vic Hugo, the popular Mana- ger of the Oriental Theatre, who was hailed by the Shanghal papers" as the "Unofficial. Mayor of Wan

ern port.

this is three to four times as many as the number usual at this season.

"The 30,000

dis by the Emergency Refugee Coun-of doing so has been included in tributed approximately as follows: cil. The persons forming this

the figure under administration. 13,000 in Hong Kong. 17.000 in class are needy but able to pay a The estimated cost for food and A petition by Wong Kwok-shit, chai" returned to the Colony by small rent and subsist themselves. fael per refugee is on the basis of widow for letters of administration the Empress of Asia yesterday These street sleepers can be The proposal is to build accom- per month, according to Tung to the estate of the late Wong after a ten-day visit to the North- classified in two ways: (a) they modation for this class of refugees Wah Hospital figures. include some 9,000 destitute per- on King's Road towards Shanki- "In this connection it may be cer, who died on May 4, 1937 at sons of both sexes, of whom sonie van, if land is available there. mentioned that during the pre-No. 109. Electric Road, ground HON. MR. M.K. LO 3,000 are refugees: (b) they con- "It is proposed to let the ac-sent year supplementary provision floor, has been granted. The value The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, who has tain some 8.000 women and chil-commodation to these refugees at for the rellet of refugees dealt with of the estate is $4800. dren of whom probably the ma-the rate of $2 per month per per- by the Tung Wab Hospital has

been indisposed for some time. A petition for probate of the will returned to public affair's yester- jority are destitute: 1,500 of them son housed. The Initial capital amounted to $63,557 and a further of Wong Ku-cheung. alias Wong day when he resumed his seat in are believed to be refugees. cost of the scheme is put at $35,005] application is about to be laid be- Au, stevedore and foreman, the Legislative Council Chamber. ACCOMMODATING THOUSANDS of which Government proposes to fore the Finance Committee for who died on September 17, "1937 He looked quite fit and well and "It is to be assumed that few of advance up to $17,500 on a dollar $55,000, making a total for nine has been granted to So Lat-ham. appeared to have fully recovered these 9,000 persons have any ac-for dollar arrangement,

months of $118,557,"

The value of the will is $100. from his illness,

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Yellow River Flood

Situation

Hankow, July 28. Apprehension that the food waters of the Yellow River will now into the Hwai River and eventually. inundate the, areas in north Anhwei and north Kiangsu was expressed by General Chu Ching-lan, member of the National Relief Commission, who re turned here recently from an inspection tour to the flooded districts in the North

Regarding the flood situation, General Chu said that the gap at Chaokow near Chungmou has been partially closed as a result of feverish efforts, but the breach at Hwayuankow, near Chengchow, has been widened.(Central News)!