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CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by corres pondents arenot necesarily those of the Hongkong "Telegraph."]

THE HOUSING, PROBEM.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong

Taograph.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1918.

the

HAD RHEUMATISH?

commodating the very olasation of the Colony. The Loison HOW LONG HAVE YOU among which the most serious Bay Reclamation fortunately overcrowding at present sxiste, simplifies the problem-rary ac namely, the grast labour popula siderably, as it is hoped that tion of the Colony.

en-

with an ertension

to

day's Sanitary Board meeting, it is s standing disgrace to this outpost of Western civilisation that the city of Canton is far less crowded than

to the Hongkong. The clear and con- raidered statement of the overarawd- In addition to these two.ambi-worth which the promoters, will ander ing conditions in Hongkong which tious schemes, Mr. Bowler on doubtless be prepared to appear in the "Beport on the Tuesday also drew attention to take when the time arrives, this Outbreak of Epedemia Menigitis"

the very extensive reclamation at ares will be sufficient by Liant. Olitsky of the Rockefeller present being carried out at the meet the needs for many years Institats for Medical Research head of Kowloon Bay by the Kai to came of the class for which the is one of the most enrere indict Tack Land Investment Company, reclamation is intended namely Sir,-Theenthurisam displayed menta on a city's housing candi- This great work, which was firat the wealthier and better class at the large and representative tions which I remeber to have seen. conceived by Dr. Wu Ting Faus. Chinese, including persons such public meeting held in the City Lient, Olitsky informs us that the the eminent Chinese diplomat, and as English-speaking clerks for

districts which showed

fostered by the late Sir Kai Ho Kai, whom bright, well ventilated fists Hall on the 7th November to

greatest incidence of the disasse C.M.G., is the largest reclamation on modern lines will be available consider the housing problem were the most crowded sections undertaking ever initiated in at reasonable rentals.. clearly demonstrated the existence of Hongkong sad Kowloon, this Colony by private

in areas where there terprice. This reclamation, which of a strong public anxiety sad while

до erowding, notably is being pushed forward rapidly, desire for a settlement of this was

the Taim Sha Tsui and the Hill extends soross the whole of the important question. The meeting Diatrist, there were no, or compa- head of Kowloon Bay from Old ananimously passed a resolution ratively very few, case?. "In the Kowloon City to the Taiwan Glass asking the Government "to first place there are too many Works, covering an area of 210 appoint a Commission to inhouses on too small a space, in 'acres. In order to convey some of the Government.

this way causing structures to be ides of the extent of this great gaire into the housing problem in close proximity. In torn this scheme the following particolare and transit question in gives rise to insufficient ventila-

may be cited:— nection, with same." It is to be tion and for the most part very hoped that the

Government little light. The area-ways and when considering this resolution, the streets or lanes are so narrow will not overlook the fact that and the homes are so high (in this question is one in which proportion to the narrowness of

2. The reclamation will con- and Hunghom, bat will be con- every member of the community

not stree:) that

only siderably exceed in area the whole tinned to those areas which are is directly interested, and that

ventilation and light be-

of that portion of the Kowloon baing newly developed in the the argumente which have in

comes deficient but the air is Peninsula south of Austin Road territory beyond. The success years past been advanced against always damp from the wetness (including the Railway Beclama of all schemes aiming at other proposed Commissions do of the passage waya."

He goes tion).

the development of outlying on to cite typical examples of The Prays will be equal in districte maat always depend not, for this very reason, apply to s Commiction on the housing overcrowding, one of which may length to the Hongkong Prays to a very great extent оп problem, on which the Govera- be quoted: 20 persons living from the General Post Office to cheap, easy, and rapid means of

in a epace of 5,295 cubic feet Whitty Street ment should, if a satisfactory solu tion is really desired, lose no with two windows and one door

-000

the

Perhaps you are doctoring Symptoms instead of the Disease. Three lastancos of a more successful

method.

HEATHER DAY"

Andrew's Golf Coarse.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Although Germany cisime the invention of the piano, the last real piano was produced in 1709 by an Italisë, eight veeze befor the German claims. Up to 1870 British pianos were well krown all over the world. The piano industry was first started

Ladies and gentlemen are reminded that this Course will be. open for play on "Hasther Day and consequently there will be no possion for golfers to go to Fan-England by a Swiss maker, in 1732. He was joined by John Bay or to the U.S.E.C. Coures af married the daughter of the head ling, Happy Valley. Deep Water

Broadwood, Scotsman, who Kowloon. Come and spend your of the English firm and became a money at the St. Andrew's Course

disaster. The following are the

There are almost as many way of doctoring rheumatism en there are doctors.

Most of these treatments are directed at the symptoms and are considered successful if they relieve the pain and stiffness.

in the Fair Grounds. But the blood remains unpurified

The Main Course is one of and so the rheumatism is eare to holes and will tax the skill of the The transit question in connect return, especially during cold or kesnest golfer to make a good ion with all these three schemes, damp weather. There is, how Bogre. Bankers have "to bel the Earopesa and Portuguese ever, one method that has proved Reservations, Shamenipo, sad the eminently anosessful in Then-exotiated very carefully to avoid Kowloon Bay Reclamation, is matism, and this has been verified bolea one which demands the prompt hy, among many others, Mr.

consideration Albert White, who lives at 1A, a 58 ft. long with B-gey 3. estnest and

It is Chester Road, Winchester, Eng understood that the constraction land. To a press representative of tramways on the Kowloon sile recently he described his search may be expected to commence for something more than relief. 1. The contract for the first within a year or so after the war. "Many of my fellows workere, portion of the schema amoanted. It is to be hoped that the lines said he, are subject to paine to one and three quarter million will not run merely to the thickly in the back and muscles popaisted districts of Yaumati from lumbago and rheumatizm, and 1 often had to leave work suffering awful pain. My trouble was rheumatism, and I did not know what to do to get relief."

dollars.

4. Along this water frontage

communication. These new dis triets should be served by a

"

Mrs. White, who was present at the interview, took up the conversation bere

**I was once a cripple through rheumatism. For some reared

had severe attacks, and could acarcely use my feet. Medicine

The 1st called "The Gully' and The ad called The Rise also 58 ft. long with Bogey 2.

The 3rd called The Armchair 68 ft long with Bogey 3.

The 4th called "The Mound' 68

ft. long with Bogey 3.

The 5th called The Pond" 54 ft. long with Bogey 2.

The 6th called The Bamboo 39 ft. Bogey 2.

The 7th called The Long Hole 98 ft. Bogey 3

The 8th called The Fence' 53 ft. Bogey 2.

The 9: called The Home Hole 80 ft. Bogey 3.

The total Bogey is therefore 23. There will be s Bogey Com-

partner in, and eventually the head of, the firm of Broadwood. The modern, apright notion was Englishman invented by an asmed Woruum in 1828.

·

Belize, where a fire has resulted in the death of the Governor of Honduras, is popularly believed to derive its name from A buccaneer though the word has gone far named Wallace, astray in its translation into Spanish. There have been other Luosses—ga that "Belixs" is a corruption of "Bəlla I-lə”—but none of them has ousted the romantic tradition. When ons remembers that General Booth' name had to be represented in Chinese by something like "Su- EX,

<,” the gulf between “Wallace" becomes credible.

•

on the trick of the British soldier A Calcatta paper, remarking

in naturalising expressions from föreign languages remarks that this trait is as old as the Crusades

opportunity of securing the all of which were bolted.” “The of over one and a half miles there moderately frequent tram service | did not seem to do me say good. petition for those who wish to try at Boy rate, for a writer in opinions and suggestions of air,"

**

steamers can be berthed at low

tide.

*

problem

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skill, open to ladies

by Sir Paul Chaster. The condi that a minimum of 40 carda muat

entrance fee is $2 per round and say number of rounda nay be played. Banners-ap will also receive prizes. `-

Palestine Committee, states that

Way,

LEAGUE CRICKET.

gentlemen. There is no reason all sections of the community. foul." In all these bouses, he

development, even if this should se though my sinews were drawn why the ladies should not excel the banting ory "Tally Bo" is The question, with its many continute," the legal restrictions

necessitate a Government subsidy When I had almost given up hope, on this Course and we may remind of Crassding origin, being the ramifications, is clearly not one insist on seten to nine 'per-

someone advised me to try a 5. An area of foa: acres is being to the Tramway Company for a for any single Government Deons to the floor, the ostuck laid out an 3 Recreation Ground, carisin number of years until course of Dr. Willisma' piuk pilla, prize leat year on the 7-hole the Orcian for "Coms ste

them that s lady won the latetraption of Talla Hone," partment to investigate. A Com-number was thirteen to twenty." 6. Tha Praga is to be 175 iset sach time as the population would I did so, and the result was course in the Fair grounds when scepted and taken back to mission on similar lines has had Here we have, in a few words, she wide and the msin central ther-be sufficient to make the service wonderfal.

ministure golf was first introdec- Eagined by the Crusaders. The excellent result in Singapore wial seriousness of the present oughfare 100 feet in width. All remunerative.

"My appetite picked up and

ed in the Colony,

Palestine gentleman is rather too here the housing problem conditions. We have sclemnly the other rosde intersecting the denisads much more urgent and decreed by Ordinance that settlement will be 50 feet wide.

It may appear that I have here my spirita brightened. Steadily

Long driving counts for nothing desit more with the Chinese than I improved and the rheumatism

colour. The old hunting sry is comprehensive action than in the certain floor is to contain not

is good a chance of winning the the Norman "Taillis au!" mesn Southern Colony, and we have no more than seven to dine persons,entral thoroughfare are

7. The Praya and the main the European housing problem, got easier and easier. Before I and an ordinary player will have foger to work in a little local to be bat, 69 many kaɔw from „ex- / had taken three bottles of Dr. Championship se the ecratob or ise “To the coppice or wood [". doubt that in view of the bo: because there is no

Williams* more lined with trees.

the - pink pilla perience, the latter has to a con- ananimous expression of pablic available bailing apat on this

low handicap player, 8. A service of well-appointed eiderable degres arisen out of the rheumatism had quite gone, and

The first prize for the Ladies' Sach, however, is the view of the eradite Brewer, and Brawer for opinion ovinced at the Cay Hall side of the harbour, and because ferry boats is to run to and from former. The large infiar of the my health generally was splendid; and Gentlemen's Championships all his errors, is probabig right in meating, the Government will vasted interests have in soms

Hongkong.

Osiness of the better class into I have never had any return of have been very kindly presented this instance, since most of our readily approveof a representative mysterious manner been able to

The site is undoubtedly the the Colony in

the rheumatiem or pains." recent years and disinterested Commission to thwart sil attempts at develop most anitable for a settlement bayoniderably accentuated "Now to finish my story,' tions of these Competitions are anting language is old French or Norman French. And Buy investigate and report on the mant of basiding sites and mess outside of the island of Hongkong the argene of a

said Mr. White; "I delayed

what has “Come here !"

got "matter in all its spects," of communication on the main Sitasted at the head of a great which has

bien alwaya taking Dr. Williams' pink pills be returned for sach, The to do with the hunting field? The steady growth of the land, the Sanitary Ofiziale of the sheltered bay, which is the refuge demanding solution since the antil I was scarcely able to stand Ociony's population since the Government are obliged to close for all the shipping in

early days of British occupation, upright. Bat when I did take early days of Brish occupation, their eyes to flagrant and whole-arbour daring syphoon weather, as a natural result of this influx, them I found prompt relief. I and the limited ares of land asle breaches of the regulatione the piers along the new Prays all properties in Hongkong and had only taken so bottles of the

C. R. C. v. R. E. available on the doagkong side, which they see around them daily

the opening

pills, when I ate better and sza with

of the Kowloon peninsula have con

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Medal have rendered the housing quee in every Chinese house in the

These enjoyed my food. Every dogs Pisy Competition at $1 per round with the

This match will take place on connections

rail-

siderably appreciated. tion One of she most serioas Colony.

way-andaubtedly destined to Chinese are pot temporary real Dr. Williams' pink pills made will be good practice for those Batarday at O. B. O. and the probleme to be solved by our Lieut Olitsky enmap the be

valuablé asses sidents; they have come to make the stiffcess easier end the pains aspiring to Championship hon following will represent the home local administration. Owing to situation thus: Heace there among the shipping facilities of Hongkong their home. Their less severe. In a short time the oars, 1st and 2nd prizes for ladies side:-Ng. Sae Kwong (Capt), the scarcity of level land, are too many houses over too this great port. Sheltered by presence will undoubtedly be an whole trouble left me, I was free and the same for gentlemen. Cheng Ghi, Yew Men Teun, Harry the necessity for reclamation amail au sres, there are

Mixed Foursomes should be Ühing, Geo. Lee, Un How Tan, was ressed as early as 1851 sanitary arrangements for light winter and exposed to all the an ultimate beneficial effect on

high hills from the cold winds in asset to the Galang and will have from rheumatism, and have felt

fit ever since."

popular if one does not want to James Wong, K. K. Wong, Wong Mrs White added:"Hy play too strenuously. Entrance Po Keang, G. F. Les and We (only ten years after the occupa- and air within the houses, cool breezes that blow across the the Colony's financial life, bat loa) when some 81 acres were and "there are too many harbour in summer, the site unfortunately the immediate cousin is in the Coldstream fee $1 per card. For this Om Lee San reclaimed between Wilmer Street persons living in the house. is an ideal one as a rasid result is that European and Guards, and has been wounded in petition prises will be awarded and Bonham Strand West, In It is beyond the scope of this in ential district. The eplendid Poriagasse residents who cannot the war. I remember the time to the lady and gentlemen who

His Excellency, the Oficar when he could only walk by the do the best medal round. 1873, the East Prays was ze vestigation to show how this great system of nallabs, which an insafford to live on the

Administering the Government only

The Bogey Pool Competition has kindly consented to open the claimed, and in 1884 some 23 social and economic problem of

spection even at this stage Europesa Reservation the aid of sticke. His trouble then Scres were added at Causeway delocating 18 -it were she reveals, is designed for the par- Peak-are forced to quit local was due to severe stiffness. But will be open to ladies and gentle course by playing the first round after a short treatment with Dr. men at $1 per card, and two with Mr. B. Dyer, the Pre- Bay. Two years later, in 1888, engrmons number of Chinese from poss of thoroughly draining all ities where they have Bores were reclaimed at Keaned, the small area of their community the back areas between the

that time the

for the Coarse is 23 and the and they will have the services of thoroughly well." Town. Since

may be accomplished.

opinion of the lasing Commiten two ex-champions of the Colony the Colony is that the as osddies. of the Golf Bection has not golfere The Courses will be well lighted & bard task ta beat "The wish 500 c. p.

p. Kitson lamps which will make play st night Clock Golf: This is where the equally enjoyable with day play

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for

B-Leclamation and the hill to the years been able to find suitable Williams' pink pills, he got prizes will be given. The Bogey-sident of the St, Andien'e Society

homea at more or less reasonable largest of all our reclamations clamation of land and salonising north, so that no breading plass rentals and are, as a consequence, the Prays has been com the adjacent New Territories by should be left for mosquitoes in brought face to face with a pleted, providing 65 acres to meet improving transit

facilities the whole of this extenaire

perplexing situation which is But this diatriot. the Colony's growing population. suggest themselves,

daily becoming more alarm scheme is that a larger area of-

Colonel."

So argent was the demand for gasation is left for eclation by the Another advantage of the ing, a situation the difficulty

There is not very little avail-level land is stili available to the of which is accentuated by etration, and have accomplished novice at golf will have a look in, and all the Committee of the Golf

space, however, that every part of Government." building ground on this large

Brea

exclusive of rosda.

Dr. Williams' pink are in vainsole in diseases of the blond They have cared and nerves. saemis, after effects of iofuenza, general debility and sick head. aches, dizziness, nervons pro- the fact that there are no was covered with houses able level building space on the north of the reclamation and of

even to the extent of besting the Section hope for is good weather almost sa scon as completed. Hongkong side of the harbour. the Customs Fass or Saikong and elsewhere in Hongkong asses. But you must sak for Dr. best men at the game. Many s to ensure success.

more anitable properties to be wonderful results even in chronic Still another scheme of eve For this reason the speeches at Baad, over the ground now Hance any attempt at a solution and see that the name is on the the patting green and the fearless will be awarded to winners, and Williams' when buying at shops good player loses his match on A very fine aelection of prizes greater magnitude ia soon to be the recent public meeting showed embracing the villages of Pak of the problem of finding accou andertaken-tha Praya Esat Reclamation which will provide from this "tight little island" in around Hammer Hill, and the Chinese of the batter class one bottle for $1.50, six far then hits bis ball is just as likely terested in the Royal and Ancient a desire to get away altogether Uk Tsai and Ngan Chi Wan, modation outside Hongkong for package. They are also obtains ble, novice who looks at the hole and it is hoped that all who are lo about 84 acres of building land, formulating plans for fature villages of She Ti Ua, Us Ling, must be of paramount import- $8/-, post free, from the China to get there as the golfer who Game will roll up and do their Offices of the Dr. Willismy studies every blade of grass to best to obtain one or more. If development. As Mr. J. P. Braga Nge la Tan, Po Kong, Pak Hang ance in the consideration of the Medicine Co., 96 Saschuen Road, observe how the "sp" lies. failure attends the spending af In spite of all these reclamations put it "After considering all other sad Nga Trin Wan to Kowloon European and Portuguese hous-

There are three "Ciocks" and as the first $10 carry on and spend localities Kowloon and the rapid developement of possible

Changbai. City, most of which land is now ing question

there was so much standing round another $10, and still another the Kowloon Peninania as a re-appears to present all the condit- occupied for cultivation purposes.

There are big probems to be sidential ares, the great problem ions required for a new settle by the people of these villages

laced and vested interests in

Mr. J.G. Nardini, an American waiting turns last year the Com-ten, until success is attained.

mittee have erected's asli stand Maebies and putters and balla still remains unsolved, These ment with ample means for The enterprise shown by those

if the Colony is to go on snd to the American Consulate Gen-

their may rest until se an prosper in the fature sa in the eral in Canton, will probably be arrives to play. This stand is

turn and caddies will be mate

be in attendanos, ed considerably so she area of European or Portuguese settle taking should serve level ground, yet the over-crowd- ment is suggested in the district inspiring example to us in the past, those problems must now be here next week, says the Canton not exclusively reserved for gol-with

Arrangements have been made. some districts is so lying between the prolongation of problem with which we are now tackled and solved once and for Times, he having left San fera. Those interested in the winners of prizes may exchange the various storse, that ing in great that the number of people Coronation sad Taipo Boade, and confronted in connection with the l

Francison the middle of last people per acre exceede that of Mr. Bowley has suggested the provision of housing socomods-

month. Mr. Nardini will have in game can view all the clock them for others of equal value

golfers se well as the play on the the most crowded portions of the development of the flat area tion for the European

The rules of golf apply to all charge the emigration affairs 9 hole course by paying a fee of Competitions. There are no local siame of London or New York, between the Taipo Road and Portuguess communities and for

1.81 at the gate.

rules for the Ooüree. As Mr. Bowley remarked at Tues. Taikokwui with a view to othe

New American Vice Consul.

· BROCESSIYA reclamations have add-fatura development". "A model sgsociated in this great under many forms to be combated, but Vios Gonsal who will be attached where intending competitors will be supplied on the Course

and

Yours etc.. BATEPAYER.

labour popula. Hongkong, 27th November, 1918, of the Consulate General. great

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