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FRIDAY, JUNE 8. 1923,

KOWLOON AFFAIRS. cidentally, add to the Colony's re-to bause the distressed until they

had found suitable premises. Another traffic matter which thei The suggestion was warmly sup- meeting discussed was the neces-Forted by Mr. Kwong Tat-wah. sity for a pointsman at the junc-bouted noe man among the gate-

Is thould never be duse.' tion of Nathan Road and Salisburgering. The existence of tempor. Road, made acate by the advent of ary homes for the distressed candel The following resume of matters bus and jitner services. It was fail to increase the activities ef discussed and decisions taken by decided to approach the authorities landlords, who will say, We will the Committee of the

Kowloon regarding this need. Residents' Association has

carry on the demolition, as the kindly been supplied to us by the ing Estimates, the meeting decided

In connection with the fortheon-tenxats can live in walsheds."" Hon. Secretary:

Mr. Kung Fat-wah explained to, ask the Government to provide that it was only a makeshift ar Kowloon will soon enjoy vastly a vote for expediting the work of rangement. Ousted tenants were improved postal facilities, thanks removing the hill which causes a pot absolutely dependent on these to the labours of a Sub-Committee dangerous bend in Coronation Roadbeds: "they could find better lappainted by the Kowloon Re The Hon. Secretary read a letter homes.

very

sidens Association, and the ready from the Kowloon Motor Bus Co.. Another man spoke against the assent of the Postmaster-General Id., stating that it was acting Chairman's suggestion, which was Mr. S. B. C. Ress). Reporting to upon the Association's suggestion eventually dropped.

the General Committee of the As-that buses should bear distinctive Cheap Building Sites Wanted. sociation this week, the Sub-Com-discs showing which route they mitter's Chairman (Mr. W. J.followed. This suggestion Stokes) stated that Mr. Roes had made both to help other promised to provide additional using

the roads and to piller boxes. in Coronation Road intending passengers. near the Orient Tobacco Factory. apd in Peace Avenue. Homuntia.

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pitch. Carefully examine the Columbia motor and compare to allocate building sites, at reason

with that in other gramophones.

The Sub-Committee had suggest THE HOUSING CRISIS.able prices, for the construction u

ed. Mr. Stokes said, that arrange- mens should be made for the sale of stamps and the provision of wall boxes at the following places:

As near as convenient to the Kowloon Gas Works.

Mass Meeting of Tenants

Inder the auspices of the Tegants Protective Speierg Hongkong, an absovation formed

or (preferably a little fur- (2 A: Ik Un Police Station. Chinese rodents aben the

ther song Kowloon City) Road.

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tenement houses. There were plenty of sites suitable for this purpose. Pur instance, there was sufficient land for five hundred houses behind Wangarichong vi.. lage and an equally sigaren wa sailable at the back at The Hoor. Causeway Bay, Composed of bil sides, the lani, of cour, requires Reats Ordinater was introdured, cost table levelling. te, ut mass meeting was held at the Tail that should not be sa obstacle to Pak Garden», Kengedy Towa. Į development. Again there Were yesterday afternooo, to discuss the roughly two million feet of land;

using problezo in general and the xt Sung Wong Tei is bill in demolition campaign in parti parKowloon City camed after a ir

Owing to the indisposition of the bugee Chine mouaret suitable! President of the Society, Mr. Mok for tenement houses. Mr. Ross hat explained that Lati chi, the chair was rempled to land, about two thousand bonse was extremely hard to ke the Mr. Wong Kaming. Vice-Pre could be built. The land should) Chinese shop people understand sident. A little over two thowable given out on condition that the tha prot would accrue to them people were present, most of them builders would complete the con through the public buying stamps the flouting eles. Amos Farm struction as quickly as possible. and to was still endeavouring to were about one hundred women The addition of evetil thousand make them see this. The proposal olies from Upper and Lower would greatly relieve the shortage, and a odmiany observals) houses, the Chairman thought, fer a complete post office inside Kowls in bock was only waiting Mr.

Rudder Streets.

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Both the Postmaster General and tenants affected by the extenseeing one. There was no prospect meeting of the Chairman's suggestion as a far- the Sub-Committee were screedive demolition of properties of tranquility and order being re that the new Peninsula Hotel going on The seriousness of the stored in Kwangtung, and

hould have a fully-equipped" pest meeting was emphasised by the long as the present conditions e. When slight changes had ab-sece of acy of the treecubits prevailed there would, surely be a been made, added Mr. Stokes, the customarily associated with trass steady mcrease in the Colony's Postmaster-General would again meetings of Chinese, such a pre-population. If the housing problem: write to the Association. Having mature dispersal of the gathering was to be solved it should be solved | huit no access to any plans or de- brykling, etc

concerning the Town Planning Committee's labours. the St- Committer, said Mr. Stokes, and felt somewhat at a disadvantage a it wanted to emphasize the desir

u

ability of the fullest information being afforded Det the earlies moment.

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Extend the Rents Ordinance,

Mr. T chi-pon daized

properly.

A-

Proposed by Mr. Chan Kwok ehuet acd seconded by Mr. Tsu

vise made of securing relet for} That the! had assembled to depan, the Chairman suggestion

was adopted. ise who bad deen, or were atout)

be dispossessed of their homes

The Rudder Street Tenants. At the request of a tenant from on account of the present house re

Lower Rudder Street, the Chairman construction campaign. It was promised to apply for pertuission Imatter of life or death," and op from the Government for the erec- The Traffic Tangle.

hing bort of converted action option of a matshed on a piece of Convinced that the traffic tangle the part of the Chinese public waste ground to accommodate the outside the Kowicon. Ferry wharli would suffice to solve the problem tenants of Kudder Street after evic- constitutes a serious danger, the knew more or less the possibilition. meeting decided to add its voice totus of extension of the operating also disapproved of the Tai Hang The Rudder Street-tenant the many complaints already made,serup-lous landlords and the hillside for the building of rustsheds, The meeting also appointed a Sub-ha-l-bis that would ensue to the as the communication inconveni- Committee to study the problem. tenants. The sufferings of the ten- When the findings are ready they sats were intensified by the chactice would bandicap the work of

conservancy roolies. conditions in Avangtung, which al

This concluded the business, The meeting considered a letter Chinese in their village. We eviction forms were distributed most begged the return of Hongkong Before and after the meeting suggesting that much trouble would are in almost the same position amung these present, these forina be saved during typhoon weather, the crew of a distressed ship. when ferries were liable to stop-peaker "continued, and if the n be evicted to supply the Tenants" requesting tenants ousted or about running, could telephone operators vesant is allowed to sun all of us Protective Society with information answer inquiries without the in will perish." Mr. T Chi-panas to the number of the occupants quirer having to get through to the thought the meeting, should thirst affected and other details for trans the wharf. Alternatively the letter enaider what conditions should be mission to the Government when suggested that signals correspond-imposed on landlords to prevent the result of the meeting is com ing with the wharf signals should indeerimionte demolitina.

will be sent to the Government.

the

be prominently displayed. The Me. Wed Tithing said there meeting decided to ask the Govern-Mas question about the test ment to provide a cross signal bardships. His guild, the Hip Cho, similar to the present No. a hut receatly had to move because the painted red, for anisting from the landlord wanted to rebuild the house, and they were put to no following places:

little expense in securing new premises. It was time the Butheri- ties should put a stop to the Police exploits of rapacious house owners,

1. The Observatory. (2) Signal Hill.

(3) Teim

Station.

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municated to it. About one thou- sand forms were banded in. before the gathering broke up.

COLIC AND ITS CAUSE.

How Baby's Own Tablets Cure It.

Colic is a common complaint

For what with the steadily increased with children, due to gas in the

cost of living and the scarcity of stomach and bowels. The child Ballway station employees, the work, the burden of the average cries out suddenly, refuses to be Committee suggested. should be labourer WHE already heavy quieted, and draws the logs up notified to inform intending pas enough without the addition of close to the body. Pometimes it is sengers when the ferries had high rentals. To discourage in-accompauled by nausea, vomiting actually stopped ranning.

discriminate demolition, rebuilt and fever.

Baby's Own Tablets, the Can- "Complaints having been made bonises should be brought with. regarding the series inconvenience the scope of the Rents Ordin-adian children's stomach and auce the same as old buildings. He bowel remedy, quickly relieve the frequently caused through several proposed that representations be pains of colic, dispel the gas which motor cycles being transported on made to the Government on the is its cause, and bring natural, the one ferry launch, the meeting necessity of checking indiscriminate restful sleep to the little sufferer decided to write to the Star Ferry demolition, also to give the tenant Mrs. James Hargraves, of Fall Co., Ltd., asking it to limit the the right of renecupying his bouse number of machines to one per trip. after reconstruction."

Licensing of Bicycles.

.At

River, Mass. -U. S. A., writes: "Beby's Own Tablets have done wonders for my little one. 8b was troubled with wind colic, and nothing helped her until we got Baby's Own, Tablets. These re- Heved her and cored - the trouble The Chairman mentioned that at almost at once, I would not be

Seconded by Mr. Pua U-kai, the proposal was carried unanimously.

Makeshift Arrangement

Disapproved.

Cyclists breaking the traffic laws in Kowloon every day and making themselves a danger to the public safety, the meeting resolved the back of Tai Hang village, without them." to ask the Government to intro Causeway Bay, was a building site Medicine vendors sell Baby's troduce licensing of bicycles.

that was sufficiently large for the Own Tablets, or post free, 60 cents present it is almost impossible to construction of five

hundred per vial (83.00 for 6) from Dr. Wil catch the offendere owing to the houses. In view of the consider-liams' Medicine Co, 60 Kizngse difficulty of tracing them, but re-able number of homeless and the Road, Shanghai. gistration, the meeting felt, would severe lack of houses, be thought make it comparatively easy to ap the Government should be ap- prehend them. Licensing would prosehed for permission to erect mitigate a public danger and, in- temporary watsheds on this ground

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