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THE HONGKONG

K.R.A. ANNUAL MEETING

GOVERNMENT | POLICY

CRITICISED

There was a large gathering of members at the annual meeting in St. Andrew's Hall last night, Criticism

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

Bulwark Of Peace

MR. CHAMBERLAIN. ON THE EMPIRE

London, Mur. 4.

MARCH 5, 1937.

REVEALS

OCEAN ROMANCE

İH.K. VISITOR TO WED SHIP'S OFFICER

of Government polley veleed by Mr. In a speech at a luncheon in Lou- Wylie (the President) Included bus don, the Chancellor of the Exchequer rates, poor street lighting, the condi-uld he looked upon trade agreements Forty-eight year old Mrs. Lella tion of roads and the leper problem, with the Dominions not only the solution for which he suggested the use of the abandoned Laichl- kok gool as a leprosarium.

was

Speciul business transacted at the meeting was the election of Mr. J. P. Braga as an honorary life member. Mr. Wylic was

was re-ciceted President

for the ensuing year.

#

03 Nellgan, daughter of Lady Alice Fitz- economically advantageous, but as Cernid and first cousin of the Duke Empire's of Leinster, has just revealed her means of securing the

Hongkong romance with Mr. John common aims and ideals.

Britain were to separate herself Birch, chief engineer of the Blue from the rest of the Dominions by Funnel finer Hector (11,198 tons).

"I met Mr. Birch in the Hector out- changing the polley of Imperial pre- ference, it would endinger

the ward bound to the Far East," she

of saldi. structure of the Nations

and

ult

In moving that the report and

not "He was very nice to me--took me accounts be adopted Mr. Wylle sald: destroy, all that sense of unity which everywhere, and showed me the The General Committee has already had so powerfully impressed the beauty spots of Penang, Singapore, given you

a full account of its work world. If the British Empire went Hongkong and Japan. We fell in during the past year. This report, to pieces, the world would lose one love, and decided to become engaged and the financial statement have of the strongest bulwarks for peace at Penang. been in your hands for several days which st possessed to-day-

and I will therefore take them as British Wireters. roid

There is little that I can add to the the

call

attention to what might being developmatters and sumps to

not leaves

"We would have been married in Hongtong if the company's rules had not forbidden an officer to have his

East

In

facts presented. I think, however,

We are wont to congratulate our-wife aboard." that you will agree that the report

Mrs. Neligan added that the Indicates that as an Association we selves on the rapid expansion of

would take place marriage are far from feeling satisfied with residential Kowloon. But there is, at

picture. umes, another side to the conditions on the Peninsula during refer to the fact that while Govern Glasgow. Mr. Birch is retiring from the past year.

Taking

the many mallers which we ment cheerfully sells building lots the sea. He has been with the Bluc dealt with in 1930, it is not necessary and just as cheerfully pockets the Funnel line for nearly twenty years, for me to go into detail but I would premium on land sales, after build-and is well known throughout the Far

It more often than

"We are looking forward to a described as the "high-lights.”

Let me briefly, recapitulate and remain. Hollows are often left to be comment on a few of the subjects vicariously filled in, with the result country life with plenty of dogs which at the moment are causing become sick.

the mon

mosquitoes breed and people preferably Airedales," Mrs. Neligan WHEN your General Committee serious con-

We submit that at least urban Mrs. Neligan's first husband, Com- cern.

development should keep pace with mander E. C. Nellgan, R.N., died After all It three years ago. Mr. Birch has a building expansion.

and two schoolboy song in should not be necessary to remind home Government that those who dwell on Cheshire. the outskirts of our residential dis-

alion as is paid by dwellers in the trifling responsibilities and that is tricts are called upon to pay the same:

town.

sald.

Municipalisation. (Hear, Hear).

re

We think that, compared with the rates ruling in Hongkong, the cust of bus transport in Kowloon is too high, and we trust that at an early date Government will permit the local bus company to increase the length of its stages.

While in

recent months certain portions of the roads in residential As will have been seen from our That brings me to the thought that Kowloon have been re-surfaced, we report, the subject of Leprosy in in order to be prepared for this

we require more are still far from satisfied. We con- Kowloon has been engaging our at-eventuality sider that the Government's appro- tention. The history of the matter is sidents in Kowloon with a sense of priation for this work is miserably fully revealed in our correspondence civic responsibility, and I suggest inadequate, particularly in view of with Government and in the publish that, in order to cultivate this, many the fact that basically many of our ed answers given to a member of the more should become members of this roads are unable to stand the strain

Urban Council at

meeting of that Association. of modern motor traffic.

body held in January last. In order Mention of the latter recalls the to secure all possible data upon this fact that last month this Association loathsome disease, the Association has strongly supported the proposed im- sent a questionnaire to doctors and position of a 30 miles speed limit in others in and outside the Colony. residential Kowloon and warmly

recommended the Institution of a "Silent Zone" after 11 p.m. in at least a portion of this area. Reasonable people will agree that there are many motorists in our midst who travel to fast and are too noisy.

Need For Caution

I can assure you that your sup- port and assistance will be welcomed. This Association has been in existence for nearly 10 years and has come to stay. In matters municipal it is now an essential mouthpiece to whose advice Government is at least ready to listen.

motion

and the

Officers for Year

was

Now we do not wish the impression to get abroad that members of your General Committee are running With these few remarks, I now round in clrcles and crying "Unclean, formally move that the report and Unclean"there is need for caution accounts of this Association for the

Bad Street Lighting

rether than alarm. We are not afraid year 1936 be adopted and I shall be of leprosy: what we are more con- pleased if someone will be kind the resolution, Since we last met we have again cerned about is the fate of our lepers.enough to second brought to the notice at Government We think that in this Government la(Applause), the bad street lighting in Kowloon, palpably evading its responsibility. The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun..

of the In at least, one instance during the We have suggested the use

ow seconded, past year this was responsible for a

abandoned Latchikok Gaol ay

aj carried. fatal accident. Our roads are not Leprosarlum. Whether Government really lighted: at best it might he adopts this suggestion or can offer a The following officers were re suid tant the present street lighing

ting better remains to be

be seen. But what only makes darkness the more visible. we particularly wish to emphasize is The solution is not beyond the wit that Kowloon residents cannot in- of man; in fact, it has already been definitely view with equanimity the found in the introduction of electrical sight of poor, helpless lepers having when their gaseous discharge lamps

their homes torn down, while the they

from lepers themselves

are dispersed cach other, (and this is most im- omong the community, withrut portant) enable-every- motoristio medical attention, food or adequate. M.-Alves, Mrs. E.-V, Ciardiner, Miss drive with safely to himself and the shelter. (Hear, Hear).

are set at a proper

elected for the ensuing year.

President, Mr. D. Wylie. Vice-President, Mr. F. C. Mow

Fung

Secretary, Mr. R. Baldwin. Treasurer, Mr. R. P. Phillips. General Commitice, the Hon. Mr.

I d'Almada e Castro, jun., Chev, J.

R. Mow Fung, Dr. Ip Kam-wah and

pedestrian.

Sp far as Kowloon s Perhaps it Is too much to expect a Messrs. W. C. Felshow, H. Gittins, concerned the Government has done Government immersed in matters of the Rev. J. R. Higgs, Lam Ming- nothing to improve our street light-high policy to worry itself over few fun, L Chor-ch!, D. W. Munton, I. ing: until it does it counot cacape lepers, street lights or a hole in the N. Murray, It. Pestonji, C. E. Terry, responsibility for contributing to the road. If this be so, there is a method T. B. Wilson, C. M. Manners, B.. W. slaughter on our roads.

whereby it can relieve itself of these Bradbury, W. J. Rattey.

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