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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

K. R. A. MEETING.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1924.

question, we think, that were land-

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at the present juncture, the demand. PLEA FOR RESERVATIONS. for houses is still so much abore the antiply that rentals would Mr. D. A. Purves, the President, rise to height whereat great hard reviewed at some length the activi abips would be imposed on the

mass of the Colony's tenants

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ties of the · Kowloon Residents". Association during the past year] at the annual meeting of members respectfully subunit that some inea- held in the St. Andrew's Church are of protection is still needed in Hali last evening. Mr. Purves spite of all the building activity of presided over a gathering of about, the pst year. So far as the provis Afty, and was supported by Mr.sion of more houses on the Kowloon B. Wylie and Mr. D. J. Parves sile is concerned, your Gommittee (Hon. Secretary).

Hock with hope to the great amount fof development now, going on and 4

foreshadowed in the neighbourhood of Kowhon Touz. In this winner tign it is to be hoped that very full advantage will be taken of the Gov ernment's 40 years' lease scheme.

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report light decrease in var membership this year and also a decrease in the amount of the cash

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European Reservation. The leasing of Land under that seleme, which does away with heavy initial capital outlay for land, should

[in hand, the latter fact being due de mueleto keep rentals of new pro- the rather heavy expenditure perty at a reasonable, level- The involved in printing and circulating jeeommerdations of the Housing the annual report for last year. (vannission that the foothills near With regard to the membership it Kowloon City be developed and re- is a matter of regret to your Come seivel as a European residental mittee that mere Kowloon residents area have the very warmest support [have not seen it to join the Associa- of your Comunite and I am sure, tiền during the past wwelvemonths, of the members as a whole. 1: is for 1 think there can be no two the considered opation of your Conr opinions that the work which the mittee that a strictly European re Association is doing deserves the sidental reservation should be creat. very hearty support of every Kow- ed in the Kowloon foothills for peo- loon Besident. As the annual re- ple of moderate incomes and, in set. port will show, your Committee has ting forward that view, we are not spent a very busy year in giving unmindful of the objections which its altention to a wide variety of have been raised by certain mein subjects all aiming at the improve hers of the Chinese. Chamber of uent of the amenities of Kowloon Cominerer. Ju asking for a reservar and to saf" the very least, it is not tion we intend no slur, we cast no Ivery encouraging for them to feel aspersions and neither do we think that so many people living on this in terms of "superiority" or "inferior. side of the Harbour are seemingly ity." We simply ask for the right indifferent ns to the success' or to live ansour people of our own Lotherwise I the efforts. Every kind and of our own social habits- Koabun resident should be a mem- a right we should like to see extend ber of this Association, and your ed to every" section of Hongkong's Committee is hoping that the year homegenos pópulatin

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in the membership of the Association "but also a liveller inter-

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pace of the policy of reservativ us all round boedge we are convinced that the highest social and em munal welfare of all residents will

est in its activities by residents best be served by the practice of it. generally. The printed report re- As yes the Government has rives flects buz inadequately the Commit- no indication either of its approval tee's fall endeavours, but if we had or rejection of the principle of this done nothing more than to write part of the Housing Commission's erport, but we sincerely hope that in ly entitled to the sympathetic, supe the developturot of the Kowloon port nêall those peuple whose inter- buthilk the Government will give eata we are trying to further. We offect in the recommendations and wo carry out the wishes of a large al not enimportant section of the community.

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Public Matters. Turning to the various publie watter which have engaged your Comilla attention. I am sure there will be general satisfaction at the assurance given by the Govern mens that the Kowloon Hospital the early completion of which we minitter, thanks to the courteout have so often and strongly urged cooperation of the Captain Superin will be ready for occupation by the tendent of Police, have resulted in end of March 1925 Several mem as considerable improvement, AL bers of the fornitiee have visited though the prevent dus services are the site quite recently and a great providing very essential transporta deal of progress has certainly been in facilities, this Association as of ) mad Buildings are now in rourse

the opinion that the Government of erection and we trust that not held aim at the provision of a iring abnormal or untoward will much better type of bus and should occur to delay further the comple, definitely give up all idea of instal The advan tion of what we regard as one of line a tramway system

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The vexed problem of the housing and there is no need for me shortage appears to be but little enumerate them here. think larger ferry boats will be added to heavy enough to warrant that addi- pillar boxes were provided, but

when it came neater solution than when we met that the traffic needs of Kowloon those already running Poats will tional service.

to the question of It is matter for regret that your widely distributing the sale of last year and, in view of the Gees and the big centres springing up at more frequent intervals and ernment's indication tha. it is not round about will shortly call for the present congestion at the busy Committee's endeavours to improve postage stamps shopkeepers re-

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favourably disposed towards won etter coordinate service of a bigir hours of the day should greatly the postal facilities in Kowloon fused to help. A suggestion has tinuing the Rents' Restriction Ordi. I type than that now existing diminish. The Government some were so seriously handicapped by been made in another quarter that nance for another year, your Cam Linked up with the question of time ago indicated its intention of the refusal of shopkeepers to sell granting of a small commission mittes feels that this Association transport by land is that of ferry inaugurating a ferry service from postage stamps. The late Postmas on the sale of stamps might induce should press either for the continua services across the harbour and, so the centre of the City to Jordan ter General gave very ready to shopkeepers to change their attitude tion of that Ordnance or, alternative far as the Star Ferry service is Road, and we trust that the incep operation to the Sub-Committes; and we recommend that suggestion ly, for the establishment of a Fair concerned, there is the promise that tion of that service will not be too the scope of the Kowloon Post to the serious consideration of the No.8 Queen's Rd C. Phone C.4395 - Rents' Board. There can be no at a fairly early date extra, and was delayed. Present day twaffe is Office W83 enlarged.

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DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

ONE THING THAT

WILBUR'S RAISE IN SALARY HAS DONE

·FOR ME, IS A COUPLE OF HOURS MORE SLEEP-.

HE GETS HIS OWN BREAKFAST

NOW

AFTER WE GET

A LITTLE MORE SAVED

AND PUT IN THE BANK I'M GOING TO GET A" FEW NEW THINGS

FOR THE FLAT- WE NEED SOME-

Wilbur Business Drff

I GUESS I'LL CALL UP WILBUR AND ASK. HIM HOW HE IS GETTINE

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