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ANOTHER TRIUMPH ! GAUMONT BRITISH presents

A CAST OF GREAT BRITISH STARS IN A HAPPY MUSICAL ROMANCE.

Sonnie Hale-Lilian Hawey-Jack Hulbert

Happy Ever After

FASCINATING ROMANCE IN A COMEDY THAT IS DIFFERENT_ with DELIGHTFUL SONG-HITS INCLUDING

"In a Year, in a Day.”. "Truly Rural Gentlemen.”

TO-MORROW

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

LOCAL LABOURERS CHAMPIONED.

GIVE A CHANGE TO THE COOLIE IN HONGKONG

The local Catholic monthly, The editorial Rock, prints a timely article hended "Room for the Coolle." It states:

those with whom we discussed it since the Government is in posses

1933.

VEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

To day & Tomorrow at 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9,20

were of avery, race and creed, gov slon of all the facts already. COOL CONTROlled comfORT ernment officials and morchants These two groups of facis enco and employers of labour-who did obtained the further problem can not agree that something should he be solved: Is it possible to build done. The trouble is that we can- houses in Hongkong for our work- hot even begin to discuss the pro-ing population which could be lot at blem scientifically until we have a an economic rent? Is there any comprehensive view of the facts, legislation in existence at present and facta regarding the life and which would allow the government problem of "the other fellow" are to sell land cheaply for such a pur- One of the greatest needs of as one of our local, papers ro pose? What are the prospects of cently pointed out-host difficult finding extra ground for building rather than crowding the whole- Hongkong is an organization that will take an Interest in the life of to come by in Hongkong..

The "Agitator" Bogey. coolle population into cubicles on the working population. To visi When wo suggested above an or the top storays of houses in West tera from Europe our attitude to ganization that would interest it-Point and Wanchal? There Is wards the poverty and misery so self in the life of the working popu- plenty of room on the other aldo widespread in the Colony appears lation we had in mind just this of the island ns near, as Aberdeen. one of inhuman indifference. Most problem of getting the facts. Is it impossible to arrange for of us must confess that the condi-Hongkong is notoriously timid of transport facilities such as other tions under which the coolle lives the agitator.. Perhaps no other cities have which would take the came as a terrible shock to us when attitude is possible if the delicate coolle cheaply to and from his place we first came to the Colony. Why balance between the various races of work? do we now shrug our shoulders is to be preserved: Information, and smother the faint flickerings therefore, not agitation should be| of conscience with a "What can one do? They are much better off than they would be in China?"

"UP FOR THE DERBY” IS HOWARD'S "BEST COMEDY” EVENING NEWS.

the object aimed at.

Jogging the Memory,

We have said sufficient to indi- cato how wide a scope there is for A few Illustrations will show the the activities of an association such lincs along which such an associa as we have indicated. We are per We know perfectly well that such tion could prove its usefulness. fectly aware that information is an answer is no answer. Whatever Take first the question of wages, available on many of these ques- China does, or omits to do, for its What is the ordinary wage paid to tions already.. The Inspector of working population, we have an coolie in Hongkong for the vari- Medical Services gave us an admir- Christian code of social, relations ous forms of work on which he (or able summary of the housing situa- which we belleve to be founded on she) is engaged? How do these tion in his annual report last year. the natural law and to be valid, wages compare with prices for food, and he was followed shortly after. therefore, independently of cir- for clothing, for housing? The wards by the Society for the Pro- cumstances of time and space main question will almost inevitably tection of Children who told us Amongst the principles of that set our negociation on another some very welcome, if humiliating. code we include the right of overy-quest--to gather information on truths on the conditions of the poor. man who does An honest day's the general conditions of trade and But we do feel that until some body work to such remuneration for his industry, notably the endless sub-of citizens makes it its special busi- labour as will keep himself and his letting in the building trade, for ness to jog our memories regularly family in decent comfort. We in example, and the system of com- on these toples we shall go on, as love that he has a right to decent nulssions in the form of "Squeeze" horetoforo, admitting the evil yet housing conditions such as are that make it almost Impossible to doing nothing to remove it. neressary

One final word. We have heard, of for welfare of soul know just how much real wages any no less than of body. We, be-Individual is earning.

course, the old argument that any lieve, finally, that the first function The housing problem will begin attempt to better conditions will of a government is to promote the with some attempt to find if, in end by our being flooded out by common good and that it has a Hongkong, it is possible at all for coolies from the interior: we are very special obligation to those a coolle to rent we do not say a also aware of all the considerations who by reason of poverty or weak-house or even a flat, but-a single based on alleged Chinese defects of ness are not able to provide them-room for himself and his family, character. We do not deny that selves. The protection of the weak Under this head will come informa- there are formidable and discourag- is chiralry for the individual but tion on the cost of building why ing obstacles. But we refuse to It is simple duty for the State. is it so high when labour is so very believe there is no means of over- We have often discussed this cheap?-also information on the corning them. Anyhow it won't do question with people in Hongkong. cost of land for building purposes. us any harm to know the facts be- We have yet to meet one-though This latter can be easily come by fore we come to a conclusion.

SYDNEY HOWARD

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