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The third annual meeting of the Constitutional Reform Association of Thongkong wxx bold as the City Hall yesterday avening. TherS, WAS à moderate attendance, doa in part to the disorganisation of the Feak

tram service.

NE F. A. Jos

that the whole of King'? Fark vAE

seconded, and [the ameption of the presmɛ gólt the motion was carried "aam, con.”

linku," which will ha loft'sa' as open

Blection of Ofkura. The Chairman' announced that epson, should be developed for baikting parpbwas. 1. am sure we the part business was the election all fool thas the Towloon housing at a Président for the ensuing question is * vary preasing one and yaar.

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley proposed I am able to state fique my own personal experiences that the Kow. the re-election of the Hon. Mr. on Residents' Association, is doing Pollock, Mr. E. P. Shroff seconded, A very valuable work in shat can, and the motion was carried "zem, | setion (applause)--and we do not

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at all propose, in this Association, The Chairman: I

Em much

Mr. C, G, Alabaster was unani-

so in any way take the good work obliged to you, and I hope before out of the hands of that Associa. W meet again this time next year that we shall have received some The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock pre- tion. They are in communication sided and with him were the follow-close communication with the Glor. news from home favourable on the ing members of the Committee ernment, and the Kowloon Re-subject of constitutional reform.

(Applause.) Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Mr. C. G.sidents' Association are receiving Alabaster, Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. D. Egures from the Government with mansly elected Vice-President on K. Mou, Mr. E. A. M. Williams reference to certain terres and the motion of air. C. A. da Ross, (Hon, Treasurer) and Mr. H. B. L.ther places in Kowlong with reseconded by Mr. D'Almada.

gard to which rents are said to be On the election of Hosi, Trea- Dowbiggin (Hon. Secretary)

excessive, and I would ask members surer the chairman said he was After the Hon. Secretary read the of the public who are interested in sure they were very grateful to Mr. notice convening the meeting, the the matter to have a little patience. Williams for the work done for Chairman said-Gentlemen, daring It is quite obvious that the Kow-the Association in the past and the course of this past year we have toon Residents' Association cannot Mr. Williams was good enough to psented the members with two deal with the large numbers of say that he would allow himself -reporta-one-was-an-interim-report-figures in the course of-a-day,-er to be put up again ax Hon. Tres of the Committee, dated December even in the course of a few days.surer and therefore he begged to 19th of last year, in which we re- have no doubt that when they move that Mr. Williams be Hon. minded you of the meeting which have had an opportunity of con Treasurer for the ensuing year. was held in the Theatre and at sidering the figures supplied to them This was seconded by Mr. Jack- which three resolutions were passed the Kowloon, Residents' Associationson and carried "nem, con.” “ with reference to constitutional re- {will be able to put before the Gor. With regard to the Hon. form The first of these resolutionsèrument their case with regard to Secretary's post the Chairman was that sa regard to the Unofficial) the reduction of rent. Of course said he was very sorry to inform Members of the Legislative Councî, {it is quite obvions- that no body, them, and he was sure they would other than the two Chinese either the Kowloon Residents' As be very sorry to hear, that Mr. nominated members, the principle {sociation or anybody else, ens ap Dowbiggin, owing to bis being| of election instead of nomination proach the Government with regardļabout to go away shortly from the should be applied : 'secondly that the to taking any definite setic anti Colony, was unable to take up the number of Unocial members they are in full possession of all the past of Hon. Secretary for the en- should be increased from six to nine facts and figures relating to the suing year. He was sure they and that the number of Oficial alleged proŝteering, and until they felt that the Association was very members shoqlid remain na at pre-have had a fall opportunity of mach indebted to Mr. Dowbiggin sent," namely eight; and, thirdly, analysing the Égures. Another for his work as Hon. Secretary that of the seven elected Unofficial) point which we have taken into Applause.) He was glad to bel members, all of whom should be consideration and which we have able to tell them that they had British subjects, one should be recommended is the abolition secured an Hon. Secretary for leeted by the Hongkong. General farming in the case of the European the ensuing year in Mr. L. M. Chamber of Commerce, one by the type of houses, and another peint Whyte and he moved that he be Justices of the Pesce, four (three of is the cheapening of the cost ol

Mr. W. A. Dowley seconded and whom shall be of British race and houses by lessening the minimum one of Portuguese race), by the heights of storeys in certain dis.the motion was carried "bem con." British sabjects who are juryman. tricts. Perhaps I may be permitted. Whyte expressing his pleasure or qualifed for but exempt from without impropriety lossy that aecepting office. jury servite, and one by the Chiarse with the assistance of Mr. Wright, Chamber of Commerce or some of the Building Authority, I have other body representative' ofthe drafted a section for the purpose of Chinese community. Well, gentle lessening the height of storeys in men, in connection with that redistricts and I think we may reason- letion which was passed as the skly hope that within a short spacs Theatre, as you will see from the fof time we may see this amendment report of the Committer, which is placed open the statate brok of this cow in your hands before you, a Colony. (Applause). Another poin: deputation from the Committee which was suggested to the interns waited spon B. E the Governorment was enquiry into the ps open the subject of Constitutional) sibility of using "pise de terre' reform, on the 4th of February this other cheap materials for building. Evan Ormiston, W. L. Pattenden, pear, and found His Excellentry | do gos, are probably aware, centi» (J. A. Plummer, S. D. Setda, Frank www pathetis open the question of men, there has been a good deal of [Smyth, D. V. Šteareason, D. TemŊ- first of all the principle of election | correspondence in the luge papereleton, F. B. L. Bowley, W. A. Dow- na ngaines noguination an), second | the brusing problem, being as acute ley,and F. A. Joseph.,

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the Chairman said that Mr. Wilkin- son was going home shortly and did not wish to be re-elected.

The remainder of the committee was re-elected with several ad- ditions the committee being:- Messrs. J. P. Braza, A. G. Coppin, J. L. Crockatt, W. J. Crawford, C. Montague Ede, Andrew Forbes, D. Harvey, C. H. P. Hay. The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Messrs. A. E. Lowe, D. K. Moss, J. Owen Hughes.

His ExceBen the subject of cheapendor the cost of The Chairman: Gentlemen, we Governor has since addressed a building. The other two points frome to the end of the regular "despatch to the Betretary of Statekshith are referred to in the report business of which notice has been upon the subject and, gentlemen, in fully explain themselves and I don't friven in the advertisement, and I view of the Excellencia being in ink I need add anything to what shall be very glad if any member sympathy with some. at all events, stated there with regard to them. wishes to make any remarks if he of the objects which were approved] With regard to the membership of will kindly do so, to help the in- of by the meeting held at the Puis Asociation, as Jo xil secoming committee with reference!

to the policy of the Association. Theatre last year. I think we may from the meat paragraph of the re

Mr. Les D'Almada suggested for reasonably hope that some meaanir | port, we have seŋand of new mew- of constitutional reform will, before (bers daring the past three mouths, the consideration of the incoming many mouths are over, be accorded and eight old members hare re-committee that whenever any com to the citizens of this Colong. (Ap-joined on returning to the Colony. plausel Bs: gentlemen, as For The Hon. Secretary asks me know, this Association does not state that in case some of these o confine itself merely to questions of members returned to the Colony the reform of the constitution, but may have been overlooked, he wil

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manication of importance passed between the Association and the Governmert it should be publish- ed, as was done by the Kowloon Residents Association.

The Chairman said he quite

of deal with subjects of public inter- the Colony would send in their agreed with the saggestion.

course the difficulty about the com- The present mem- est connected with the Colony's and names to him.

munication he recently received have bership of the Association, as you from the Government on the boas- amongst these recently we dealt with a problem which is of will ste, is 205 and the Committee ing question was that it partly sopreme importance, namely, the hopes that members of this Associa-dealt with matters of a confidential bossing reform questioa-and as tion will assist by carolling new

nature. He bad submitted cer- you will see from the report before members; and the Hon Secretary tain information which be obtaiz- Ton. I have addressed certain obwill be glad to supply applicationed confidentially, servations to the Government upon forms for membership. With re- Mr. Almada remarked that peo- tais sabject I think I need not gard to the accomts, you will find ple had been under the impression deal with all the points referred to the last page of the report that the offer of loans for building there. I will jst deal with car or

I think it purposes had come from the Gov- two. For instance, taking the first explains itself. We had rather ernment unasked, whereas it real- point, the granting of hans at a heavy expenses last year in con- was prompted by the Associa low rate of interest to persons de-nection with the hire of the Citytion, to which congratulations siring to build houses. Well, gentle. | Kall for the big public meeting, and were dae.

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med, as you will have gathered, the advertising. but nevertheless we The Chairman said that the sug- Government has met as more than Enished the year with a substantial gestion would be carried out where half way upon this point and the cash balance of 817490, a3 against practicable. Government has appointed a com$251.46 with which

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, proposing a mittee to consider this question of As you know, the subscription vote of thanks to the Chairman, zaid

this Association 13 advancing loans at low rate of in-of

only it was to Mr. Pollock that they owed terest to persons desiring to build 31 a year, and I think it would be the Association, which was formed houses, and I might inform you of great assistance to the Hon. in consequence of the turning down,

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