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OVERCROWDING.

(Continued from Page 4) yard naturally becomes the re-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1918,

the Goverment in the immediate fature. The reason put forward for inaction in the past has usually been want of money, and the Government bas pointed out the enormous eums which have been expended, and very necessarily and advantageously expended, first on the Railway, then on the Typhoon Shelter and last but not least on Water Works

condemned over and over again by cessfully sccomplished, the Govers Banitary Experts, Medical Officers

ment is now turning its atten-

ceptacle of al kinds of refuse and Ath, which are only removed about once a year when the Sanitary Oleansing Gang reaches it on their

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UNIVERSITY OF

HONGKONG.

Some Interesting Publications.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

A lawyer of New York named Leighton Frocks baş organised an Anti-Collar League, to relieve mankind. Wearing collars, he tells us, is undoubtedly detrimental to health, preventing free moramant

round Houses of this class have been These great works having been sue and a half million square feet could fideas of sanitation into the minds connection with the Hongkong | the University have rasubed as of the neok muscles and the flow

houses which must be reconstructed

Now, the Government has drastic powers of resumption of these "in- sanitary buildings, but has hitherto besitated to use these powers, part, ly out of consideration for the own- ers, and partly on the ground of

man, with landlords as a class; as in all other walks of life there are

Tenants. That landlord who con structs or maintains healthy house, takes an interest in the welfare of his tenants, and is content with a fair remuneration on his capital is

the fchousing of the displaced work ing classes, the spare. dollars are ikely to be diverted to some other

purpose.

By my resolutions I only ask the

recover

as

for

harpass and `our throats,”

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the purpose of filling up this ares, is conspicuous by its absence. I and the operation would be of the should like to see a much larger simplest possible nature, consisting number of District Inspectors for principally of spade work, and io- the City and Old Kowloon, and 4 volving no elaborate plans, expensive new District Inspectors for Kowloon plant or skilled supervision. I will City, Sansuipo, Sharkiwan að not weary you with many figures, Aberdeen, each of whom should be but I estimate that if "another half instructed to perambulate the vi- million dollars" be appropriated outages with a gang ofacarenging

The Senior matches are in Some publications issued by of the surpins revenue an area of two coolies, and instil a few rudimentary

Lesgue, the starting time for These include the Calendar of the of the blood. Few men do not quickly be prepared for building in of the villagers.

People may say that all these which is 4 o'clock, whilst the Regulations for the Matriculation, wish at some time or other that this locality, upon which 2,000 two and many others, and it structution to roads and communications storyed houses could be rapidly measures will increase the cost of 2nd Division matches begin at Senior and Junior Local Examina collars were never rented.

labour and so damage tradë. 12.30 p.m.

tions condusted by the University. Approximately, in America, if the Colony is ever to be healthy and quarters for Government.ser erected capable of accommodating don't think this objection is sound,

The Olab is down to play Man- These school examinations are 125,000 men and 200,000 women ants and next year's programe of 10,000 people, and, if the Govern Public Works Extraordinary shewa ment would finance the building as a coriented and healthy work- ohester Begt, and the latter's form held each year in July and are engaged in making "this

men will surely do more and better is not covincing enough at present December in

variona, centres suffocating as suggested above, such work than a miserable and sickly to predict anything more than a beeides Hongkong snob as Shang- nuisanos un expenditure of over 2 millions owners on these and other important works, houses could be let at $10 a floor or

ones and further, that labour can victory for the Club. The Royal bai, Singapore, Hankow sic. The Thousands more are engaged in But, as I have pointed out, there is $1 per head, per month, or less not be called cheap which is obtain Engineers and Navy game should, University Authorities are pre-washing and ironing them. if any of the area required is aled at the cost of the health and if the Engineers field their side, pared to make arrangemente for Valuable time, 250, is need in still for the first time for many years expense." I have no quarrel, Gentle. an available surplus of over two milady leased but undeveloped, I sugeren the life of the labourer.Be- be a capital game, but only the holding these examinations in making the buttonholes in shirts

lions, and unless this Board claims

gest that Government should give fore sitting down I should like to Engineers' best will be able almost any place in the Far East. to which the collar is attached, with no uncertain voice a consider the lessees the option of either un-adopt a remars made by the Hon. to hold the Navy on their The current Calendar of the sad thousands are making collar good landlords and bad landlords,able share in that surplus for the dertaking the immediate construcMr. Bird at the recent. Budget] present form.

The RG.A. and University gives details of the buttons, which labour would be: BO are there good tenants and badresumption of insanitary property and tin of suitable houses, or surrenDebate, changing only one word-South China game looke, on form, various courses in Medising, more usefully utilised in

dering their cases

at fair "There is one thing that this war to be a win for the local team, but Surgery, Arts, Training of collarless country. Mr. Frock also price, which Government can at has taught us, and that is to think R.A. without sickness on field a Teachers, and Commercial sab says, "No author ever wrote i once"

premia on more largely that before. Schemes team to thoroughly extend the jacta There is also a good deal anything worth reading with a the new building leases:

that would have taken our breath Athletic. Probably one of the of general information concerning collar oz," and he baliarss Whilst the Forgkokteni, Taaway before the war have been hardest games of the day, if not the fees, conditions of residence President Wilson always removes a benefactor of the human race, and Board to assert the general principle, koktsui and Samsaipo districts seem carried out successfully and with no the hardest, will be Staffs and etc. A list of graduates showe his collar "when perning his

and, in view of the possibility of ato be specially adapted for Chinese great difficulty. Where there is a Departments v. St. Joseph's, and that there are how quite a number grest Messages." is as necessary to our existence as

Commission being appointed to connement houses, i would enter a will there is a way, and I see so although Staffs are playing good of those from the Hongkong has to take off his collar before the farmer who feeds us. But I

Isider the whole question, I do not have no, sympathy with the owner wish to tie the Board to any detail on the Eastern side of the Taip

cavest against allowing such houses reason why, as far as public health football, St. Joseph'e will disap. University who are at work in the he can invent anything.

concerned, we should point their supportare if they do professions for which they have not Mr. Shaw expressed immense of insanitary buildings, still less when that owner is either an absen-

ed scheme, but I should like to 508 head or North of the new motor not strike out the word "impos- sot get two points. The Navy Re been trained. It is very gratify wrath upon framed linen gest that a sum of not less than half road to Laienser: these roads fex sible" from our vocabulary. We serve should best the University ing to note the success achieved. fee or a corporation (with no soul

million should be set aside for the natural boundary between the have a most able and energetic team, and Kowloon and South It may be mentioned that to be damned), least of all when the

purpose of resumption of insanitary Chinese township on the West and headquarters staff and the nucleus Jhina Bserves, with a consider students from all parts of Chios

La Mets there is a trophy which insanitary houses are farmed out in

property in 1919, and that such re- South and the rural suburbs which of a highly trained subordinate bly strengthened side on view are in residence at the University, will appeal to the native amour blocks, and neither landlord, lessee sumption should be tndertaken our Portugiese fnenda hope to staff to carry out reforms, the need for Kowloon, should end in that They have come from Javs, the of General Pershing, should be nor sub-lessee has any interest what-forthwith in a systematic manner, develop to the East and North of

is urgent and the funds are avail-side securing full pointa, Straite Settlements, Bangkok, have occasion to visit that ancibat. Øver in the property except tu

commencing with the worst districts, the roads named: suburbs which able: now is the time to

The Clube and officials are as | Canton, Shanghai, Amoy, Yun- fortress town. After the Germans squeeze the last Cent out of the long which the Medical Officer of Health should be reserved for betigalows, work. The magnificent actory follow:

asa, Peking, Tientsin and Han-captured the place in 1871 they suffering tenant, and evade the vig and Building Authority can no doubt or small two storied houses with which the united forces of chriben- Hongkong League, Division Ikow. In the conres of time it set the full machinery of Kultur

indicate without any difficulty. 1 gardens, suitable for the middle on have just achieved over the-Olub. Manchester Regi, Club most likely students will come to going upon the work of renova Sanitary luspector. During the last should further like to suggest that classes of the Colony. This is

hordes of barbarism should surely ground, referee, Mr. Tucker; Hongkong University from all of on." With Prussian vigour they.. few years these landlords have reap negotiations should be rapid, that a scheme with which I think every encourage us to persevere, as our B. E. 7. Navy, Nary ground, the 18 provinces of Cains and Founced upon the Cathedral with ed a rich harvest from their long-fair offer should be made in each member of the Board will symparuise. heroic forces in the field have acze, refarae, 8.M. Pregasil; South other parts of the Far East. The eye to restoration, and with suffering table, out of which they case, and if it is not accepted the The promoters of the AWION

our warga hins v. RG.A., Military ground, University has now been at work Prussian gravity they added many can weli, afford to reconstruct their

matter should be referred withouty Reclamation scheme, who are i houses on healthy lines,

for six years and has fully justifi elaborate carvinge, one of them, referee, Mr. Losch. Against delay to the Board of Arbitration believe a most public spirited budy, Hongkong, and this Colony, which

single insanitary spot. remains 2nd Division.-Safe v. 8.ed the hopes of the founders. As according to an authority m this class let the Government pro- provided by the Crown Lands Be-ught also be mined to set apart is one of the fairest jewels in the Kolour V. South China Res., 3 see further developments in Daniel, with the features of the Joseph's, referer, Mr. Emary; the war is ended we may expeat reliable as Baedeker, "the prophet ceed with the ulnost rigour of the sumption Ordinance, than which no sume of their back-blocks for 24

T. University, referee, Mr. erected iz sae University grounds the days before the Kaiser and spots in the Empire. Applause). '. Dewhurst..

million taken up the propher basinera seriously; jast at premut. evan Fritz appears to be realising that hia Danisi ie come to judgment.

ance of the Building Overseer and

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law, and the great mass of public more impartial tribunal exists, con-salar scheme for providing buses celebrated as one of the beanhiest Teferee, Mr. Townsend; Navy B. the near future. The paildings Emperor William II." These were

opinion will support their action.sting as it does of a Judge of the or the working classes, such stherse

Sipreme Court as Chairman and two embers peminated by the Govern- ment and the landowner respective

With regard to rehousing the displaced population, I suggest that

to be financed by the prontiers

I will only say a few words on iny second motion, with reference to the Sanitary Staff. The user crowded state of the aty, the

Other Speeches...

moon,, said :-Sir, 1

Mr. Alabaster, secunding the thus

secou

The machinery exists and there are experienced officers in charge, the only difficulty is the Treasury. i do not hesitate to say that if the Med ical Officer of Health and the officer

resolution with the greatest pensule, in charge of the Building Ordinadee

an the first place all suitable vacant abnormally high death rate, the more especially because unty the were allowed a freer band to put fats should be rented by the Gov prevalence of tuberculosis, and the other day I had the praege of the law in operation in, this City the crnnent, and, the displaced indivi-wreatening epidemics of innuenza addressing a meeting maing com- insanitary areas would soon begin duals induced to remove to those und cerebro-spinal tever, smallpox posed of use where representative to melt away. But however insanitats, which should be sublet to them and plague, are surely sundet 1 am on thus Board and of learning bary the property is, resumptum re- an easy terms the return produced arguments for the immediate restori quires money, and I think that stage in reply to my question at the last ten of the staff to its full comple

and appreciating the very deep has been reached when this Board meeting, shews tha: there are at went by engaging

oncern with wash they regard this men locally important subject. As that meet- should urge the Government to de- rote large suns yearly to this vital present about 500 vacant floors in the pending the return of the inspectorsing, which was representative in de

city alone, which might accommo

oa military service. We are abe fullest sense of the thought and

remainder no douby do their best of this Colony was called upon with to cope with their most aspicasanthe uncertain voice to appoint and strenuous duties, it would be Commission to enquire into, and quite impossible for them, to carry report on, the housing problem in out efficiently the work of safe all its aspects and the transit pro- guarding the public health of our bleus connected therewith. If the Large population even in normal demand for that Commission is

nes, and if a serious epidemic ranted it will note Decessary brings. The valuable, memorandum occurs there must be a breakdown. press the first part of the re- on house-cleansing recently přepez-

Prevention is better than cure, solution now before the Board; but

ed by the assistant head, of this

object.

have cost about

dollera, and the full time staff numbere eighteen British Profes- sors and Leciärers."

.

Prinse Carol of Bamania is only carrying out perhaps to ite extrems limit-the family tradi

Hongkong the voice of humanity is

Pamphlets concerning scholar- not still I ask you, sir, and through

do we want to suffer in the future and ales book of the questions you the other members of the Board ships are issued by the University the death-roll we have suffered in set in former yours. Those who

due to preventable overcrowding the past from piague and pestilence are interested in educational on by making murallianos, mastars are invited to apply to The pacely and eller branch of The surplus population of the con- the Registrar for information saa lohen lierns, to-nich be gested districte must be transferred JBcerning these pablicstione. to other parts of the Colony; bas We think sast Hongking must in effecting that transfer it will be abtain considerable benefit be necessary for the Government to use of its attraction, as a

University centre. transit problems connected with it. "I have only to sad, with regard to the secofid part of the resolution, that the overworked staff of this Department must be restored to full strength at once if we are to cope with the ills that winter always

Money so spent is not lost; the date some 4,000 people, I do not inspectors short, and although the feeling of Hongkong, the Government | bear in mind and deal with the

suggest compulsion, but Chinese sites of the insanitary houses, rear-should be induced, and the author ranged on modern line's, can be sold at good prices. for the erection of healthy houses, and the general prosperity of the Colony is also promoted In many cases also it is

ties in the Colony have been success fal inthe past in inducing Chinese to adopt many reforms, to remove to nese flats, which should be sub-let

to them.

Only just that adjoining owners Next 1 suggest that Government whose houses would be beneûtted by the removal of the insanitary Should grant building leases cf buildings should bear, if not the vacant Crown Land in suitable"

whole, at least a large propertion localities at very cheap rates to per- and, although we cannot absolutelyas, so far, the Government has department has served to show as of the cost of resumption, instead was willing to erect houses for the prevent an epidemie, we could with maintained a discreet and strategic that we are so short of our full of securing (as they do now) a rale. | working classes, and that special a ful staff make special efforts to activity with regard to that de complement of inspectors that when

able unearned increment at the clauses should be inserted in the Crown Leases obliging the lessees public experse. This principle,

to let the houses at a fair rent in known as Betterment, has long been

Eats only and not in blocks.. recognised in England, and was in- troduced into this Colony in a ten- To encourage building, Govezu. tative way in 1906, as will be seen meat should prepare the sites and by referring to Section 154s of the construct the roads first, and should Buildings Ordinance, which empow-advance two thirds of the cost of site ers the Governor-in-Council on the and building on mortgage at a very recommendation of this Board to low rate of interest, retaining control undertake the demolition of the up over the type of building to be erect

roduce sa far as possible all con-

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CORRESPONDENCE.“

(The opinions expressed by correa- pondants are not necessarily those of the Hongkong "Telegraph"]

A VICTORY BONUS.

to

balonge, have a vary" "mized" pedigree, frem sae point of view of a Olari genealogiss, in spite of the fact that in the male line they rank 33 one of the oldest famtitea ta Barope, the origin of which is loat in the mists of ages. To begin with, Kung Ferdinand'a mother, a Portugaas princess of the Haase of Oɔbarg, was the grand daughter of the Canatosð Austenis of Kohary's Hangarian Lady of great wealth, who was raised to the rank of prinesss by? the Emperor of Austria in order marry on equal terma To the Editor of the “Hongkong" Prizes Fardiosad of Coburg,

Telegraph."

Queen Victoria's uncle. On the Sir,When the war broke out mand a duty is cast on the mem- ditions likely to encourage disease, of the board to spar it into epidemics occur the departments in Europe 12 1914, commercial paternal side the state of ins pedigree is even more shooking. routine is dislocated and that in-ufe of dongkong was comparOne of the King of Bamania's and thereby mitigate its effects.action by once more calling utton- Even with a full staff the Depart-tion to the gravity of the situation undertake less house cleansing. That of European asaffa tefs she Colony slead of more, we are compelled to surely dall and many membara

great-grandmothers was a Mürst, ment is seriously undermanned. It was stated in 1901 that in Liverpool Health

from the point of view of Public

is not as it should be. with a population" then of Godbe

Hon. Mr. Halifax: Without wish work was as shown on the harnait, s niece of the Empress so serve at the froat, Maca hard relation of Napoleon L'e general, and another Stephanie Bear- there were no less than 97 Sanitary crowding which obtain in

ing to disagree at all with the prin Portuguesa sud Gainsee staff. Josephine's first husband, whom inspectors, and there were alsu no

ciples of Mr. Bowley's motion, it Thouga one men did swo or-shres- Napoleon adopted into the Im doubt a large number of factory recurrent, epidemics of seems to me that as this matter has mon's work, yet they kept on perial Family. Farther back still, and other inspectors in addition. In

been very strongly represented tợ Bil MAKAL โก addition, in the first half of the eighteenth per storeys of every third house ined and the speed of erection. Here Hongkong with a larger population. Flague, smallpox, meningitis and in the Government in the very full re- provisions in Hongkong daring century, there is in his pedigree an fluenza engendered by that over- we have at present,only Sanitary

Taky and, as Mr. war-time have gone up 30 per untitled Enginawoman, a mere An insanitary block, and to recover again I do not wish to tie the Board Inspectors and no Factory Inspec- crowding, call for prompt and drastis Alabaster haa said, has been again cant, and the rent of the house, Misa Maria Bruns, a ponnection of the cost of the work from the ad- to any particular scheme: there are

put to the Government by a public 25 per cent. Most of the workers the than Earl of Ailesbury. La is tors. Of these 23 Inspectors only action by the Government.

Whether we base our claim for meeting with a request for a Com- have not received any increase to be wondered af, with anch joining owners whose houses will be many schemes in the air, all of enhanced in value by the additional which will no doubt receive full con mainder being fully accupied with healthful conditions on humanitarian mission to consider the whole thing, of salary, bas they have served terrible examples before him, light and air rendered accessible. i sideration, but I'venture to suggest special duties in connection with growds or on 'hose of material in and as we know at this moment it to the beat of their abilities, Now that the young Crown Prince has that the focality most suitable, and the food supply, scavenging,terest, the case for abolishing over has the earnest consideration of the that the war is ending the writer married a lady of the middle capable of rapid development for this cemeteries, etc. I do not think crowing and the epidemics engender Government, it seems to me that bega to urge the principals of the gested reason is that if this were purpose, is the fat area, half tidal any one will claim that the populared by it is equally proved. As one this resolution is quite unnecessary,

various leading firms of Hong- done the remaining upper storeys half swampy, between the Taipo tion of Hongkong is more sanitary of the great porte and distributing That 'eing so I shall oppose it. would collapse for want of support. Intoad and Taikoktsui. A new road in its habits than that of Liver centres of the world the material

The motion was put and carried, Kong to take into consideration This principle might easily be ex-is now being made across the South-pool, and the "climatic conditions and commercial prosperity of Hong the Chairman and Hon. Mr. Hallifs their workers exertions and to see that their services are rewarded tended to cover all resumptions by ern extremity of these flats, which here are certainly more trying for kong is inextricably interwoven with opposing, it wa an, amendment of the Crown Lands forms an embankment between the the Inspectors. Then the

by a proportionste augmentation rural the health of its people Epidemics An application, for permission to

in remuneration. They surely Besumption Ordinance. So far as flats and the sea, so that no sea districts are left to the already cost money, and quarantine, restrie erect two water closets at the new deserts a Victory Bonus. I am aware no considerable resump-wall with its expendiye and tedious overworked Police, who are expect tions injure trade

houses on inland lot 2065 Wong Nei

Yours etc., tions of insanitary property in the foundation is required The hill be-ed to add sanitation their , on the other hand, we regard Chang was refused, after a vote, on

W. E. La city have been undertaken in recent bind the Cosmopolitan Docks secas multifarious duties. The result is this question from the humanitarian the grounds of the unsuitability of years, nor are any contemplated by to have been provided by Nature for that in outlying districte sanitation standpoint and surely even in the sewers.

I understand at that section has never been availed of and one sug

11 are District Inspectors, the re

to

The terrible conditions of ove

certain well-defined districts of the Colony,

port of

Hongkong, Nov., 27, 1018.

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